"Theme for English B" (redux) OPEN MOUTH

1. "Being me, it will not be white." a) He is turning in his theme on colored paper. b) His life experiences make him what he is, and that will come out in his writing. c) The teacher will automatically be prejudiced against his paper. d) The teacher will be able to tell it was written by a black person.  e) NOTA
2. "I guess you learn from me— although you’re older—and white— and somewhat more free." Langston Hughes is probably saying...a) that he has many things to teach his teacher. b) that his teacher can't really ever understand what his life is really like. c) that older people are sometimes wrong. d) None of the above. e) All of the above.
3. "I am the only colored student in my class. The steps from the hill lead down into Harlem, through a park, then I cross St. Nicholas, Eighth Avenue, Seventh, and then I come to the Y, the Harlem Branch Y, where I take the elevator up to my room, sit down and write this page:" He makes a big deal about how he gets home to do this paper because... a) he lives in a dangerous neighborhood. b) he's trying to show how far he has to walk. c) he's making the point that he lives in a world very different than that of teacher. d) he's trying to show how poor he is.  e) NOTA
4. "Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you—Then, it will be true." The word "true" in line #5 most likely means: a) factually correct, b) believable , c) told straight, without any extra details  d) truly personal and important.  e) NOTA
5. "Theme for English B" The word theme, as it is used here, most likely means: a) what the poem is really about, b) another name for a piece of writing, c) what the poem relates to, d) none of the above.
6. Harlem is a neighborhood in...a) New Jersey, b) North Carolina, c) South-Central L.A., d) New York City, e) none of the above.
7. Bop is a type of...a) gun, b) jazz music, c) blues music, d) drumming, e) none of the above.
8. The idea of America as the "melting pot" means... a) that America is a place where people from many cultures can come and still be Russian or Irish or whatever, b) that America is a place where people from many cultures come and become "Americans", c) that America is a place where people from many cultures can come and have their own sections of cities and neighborhoods, d) a and c, e) none of the above. 

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9. Extra Credit: YMCA stands for...  _________  __________'s  ____________  ____________

"Thank You M'am"
How many of you voted Yes! on p22?  Why?
Will Roger be good from now on?
How does this story show the importance of trust?
OPEN MOUTH

1. Roger is... a) a big strong kid  b) just average build   c) thin but muscular  d) weak and delicate  e) fat
2. The story says Roger probably would have gotten away with Mrs. Jones' purse if only... a) he could have run faster. b) Mrs. Jones had not kicked him. c) the purse strap hadn't snapped. d) he were a little sneakier. e) all of the above.
3. Why might the boy have told the woman that he would run if she let him go? a) He was afraid of her. b) He knew she wouldn't believe him anyway. c) He figured she wouldn't let him go anyway. d) All of the above. e) None of the above.
4. Roger tried to steal Mrs. Jones' purse because...  a) he was hungry and needed money for food. b) for the excitement.  c) he wanted a pair of shoes.  d) his family was poor and needed money.  e) a and d.
5. What does Mrs. Jones say Roger could have done to get the money instead of trying to steal her purse? a) He could have found a job.  b) He could have asked her for it.  c) He could have done extra chores for his parents.  d) He could have gone without.  e) None of the above.
6. Why does the boy say his face is dirty? a) He hates to wash.  b) He has nobody to tell him to wash it.  c) He's been sleeping outside.   d)  The water has been shut off at his house.  e) None of the above.
7. Why might Mrs. Jones treat Roger the way she does? a) Because she's lonely and needs someone to talk to. b) She was like him as a kid herself. c) She realizes that he needs someone to take care of him and teach him a few things. d) She thinks he needs the money.  e) b and c.
8. Why doesn't Roger run after she turns him loose, or steal her purse when she leaves him alone with it? a) He thought he might get caught again.  b) He didn't want to disappoint Mrs. Jones.  c) He realized she was as poor as he was.  d) He thought she would call the police.  e) None of the above.
9. Reread the passage on page 20 that begins with, "'Then, Roger, you go...'" and ends with "...and went to the sink." This is an example of what we call...  a) an external conflict.  b) a plot.  c) character.  d) setting.  e) none of the above.
10. Would Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones agree with the old proverb, "It takes two people to produce a child, but it takes an entire village to raise a child"?  a) Yes  b) No
11. How is the poem by Emily Dickinson related to the story? a) They're both about broken hearts.  b) They're both about a nice person.  c) The story's author, Langston Hughes, was a poet too. d) The speaker of the poem wants to do what Mrs. Jones did. e) Both the poem and the story tell us how we should act.