SAQ of Thank You Ma’am

SAQ of Thank You Ma’am 

1. How did Mrs. Jones look?

Ans. Mrs. Jones looked large not only physically but also at heart.

2. What did Mrs. Jones carry with her?

Ans. Mrs. Jones carried a large purse, slung across the shoulders with her.

3. What was there in the large purse that Mrs. Jones had?

Ans. There was everything in the large purse that Mrs. Jones had except hammer and nails.

4. When was Mrs. Jones walking alone?

Ans. Mrs. Jones was walking alone at 11 p.m.

5. What did the boy try to do with Mrs. Jones when she was walking alone?

Ans. When Mrs. Jones was walking alone, the boy tried to snatch her large purse.

6. How did the strap of the large purse break?

Ans. The strap of the large purse broke with the single tug that the boy gave it from behind.

7. What did Mrs. Jones do when Roger fell down?

Ans. When Roger fell down Mrs. Jones kicked him at his blue-jeaned sitter.

8. Where did Mrs. Jones meet Roger?

Ans. Mrs. Jones met Roger at a corner of the street.

9. When did Mrs. Jones meet Roger?

Ans. Mrs. Jones met Roger at 11 p.m. on her way back home from her work.

10. Why did Roger lose balance while trying to snatch Mrs. Jones’ Purse?

Ans. While trying to snatch Mrs. Jones’ purse Roger lost his balance because of the combined weight of the purse and his own weight.

12. How many people passed when Mrs. Jones caught Roger?

Ans. When Mrs. Jones caught Roger two or three people passed.

13. How old is Roger?

Ans. Roger is fourteen or fifteen years old.

14. What would Mrs. Jones like to teach Roger?

Ans. Mrs. Jones would like to teach Roger right from wrong.

15. How was the face of Roger?

Ans. The face of Roger was dirty.

16. Where did Mrs. Jones take Roger?

Ans. Mrs. Jones took Roger to her home.

17. How did Mrs. Jones take Roger to her home?

Ans. Mrs. Jones took Roger to her home by dragging all the way.

18. How did the boy look like?

Ans. The boy looked frail and willow-wild.

19. What did Mrs. Jones want the boy to remember?

Ans. Mrs. Jones wanted the boy to remember her good name, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.

20. What do you mean by ‘Half-nelson’?

Ans. By ‘half-nelson’ I mean a trick/ a special hold by the neck used in wrestling.

21. What could the boy hear in the large house?

Ans. The boy could hear others roomers laughing and talking in the large house.

22. “What is your name?”—Who said this and what was the reply?

Ans. Mrs. Jones said this.

Roger was the reply.

23. What reason was given by Roger for snatching the purse?

Ans. The reason given by Roger for snatching the purse was  to buy a pair of blue suede shoes.

24. Why won’t Mrs. Jones turn Roger loose?

Ans. Mrs. Jones won’t turn Roger loose because he might be caught and beaten up by the two or three passers-by who stopped on the street.

24. How was Roger dressed?

Ans. Roger was dressed in blue jeans and tennis shoes.

25. What did Mrs. Jones provide Roger as supper?

Ans. Mrs. Jones provided Roger Lima beans,  ham, cocoa and half of the ten-cent cake as supper.