Thank You Ma'am: SAQ. 2025

 Q1. What did Mrs. Jones carry?

Ans. Mrs Jones carried a large purse with a long strap slung across her shoulder.

Q.2. Where from Mrs. Jones was returning? Ans. Mrs Washington Jones was returning home from her place of work in a beauty shop.

Q.3. Why did the boy try to snatch the pocket book?

Ans. The boy tried to snatch the pocket book of Mrs. Jones so that he could buy a pair of blue suede shoes.

Q.4. Why did the boy fail to snatch the purse?

Ans. The boy failed to snatch the purse because the combined weight of the boy and the bag caused the boy to lose his balance.

Q.5. How did the woman react as her purse was snatched?

Ans. The woman turned around, Kicked the boy then picked him up by his shirt and shook him untill his teeth rattled.

Q.6. How old was Roger in , "Thank You Ma'am"?

Ans. Roger was fourteen or fifteen years old.

Q.7. What lesson of his life did Roger get at the end of the story from Mrs Jones? Or. What advice did Mrs Jones give to Roger at the end of the story?(2018)

Ans. Mrs Jones gave two lessons of life to Roger; not to steal or take away anything by unfair means and to behave properly.

Q.8. "You a lie", Why did the lady say so?

Ans. The lady said that the boy was lying because the latter (Roger) said that he did not intend to take her purse.

Q.9. What did the woman give Roger to eat in the short story, " Thank You Ma'am" ?

Ans. The woman gave Roger to eat some Lima beans, ham, and cocoa.

Q.10. When and where did Roger and Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones meet?

Ans. Roger and Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones met at 11 O'clock at night on a street.

Q.11. What did the purse contain?

Ans. The purse contained everything in it except a hummer and nails.

Q.12. where did Roger fall on losing his balance?

Ans. Roger fell losing his balance on the sidewalk.

Q.13. What did Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones ask the boy to pick up?

Ans. Mrs Jones asked the boy to pick up her pocket book.

Q.14. Why did Mrs Jones want to take Roger home?

Ans. Mrs Jones wanted to take Roger home to wash his dirty face.

Q.15. What shoes and jeans was Roger wearing?

Ans. Roger was wearing blue jeans and tennis shoes.

Q.16. what would Mrs Jones teach the boy?

Ans. Mrs Jones would teach the the boy right from wrong.

Q.17. What was the full name of Mrs Jones? (2017)

Ans. The full name of Mrs Jones was Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones.

Q.18. What was there behind the screen in Mrs Jones' room? (2017) 

There were a glass plate and an icebox behind the screen in Mrs Jones' room.

Q.18. Why did Mrs Jones ask Roger to comb his hair?

And. Mrs Jones asked to comb his hair so that he would look presentable.

Q.20. Why did Roger take care to sit on the fat side of the room?

Ans. Roger took care to sit far side of the room so that Mrs Jones could see him.

Q.21. Where did Mrs Jones work? 

Ans. Mrs Jones worked in a hotel beauty shop.

Q.22. What did Mrs Jones give the boy before leaving?

Ans. Mrs Jones gave the boy ten dollars before leaving.

Q.23. What lesson of life did Roger learn at the end of the story from Mrs Jones?

Ans. At the end of the story, Roger learns how to lead an honest life and behave with others from Mrs Jones.