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  • What is an effect of Mrs. Jones helping Roger?
    He will not steal in the future.
  • Why does Hughes write dialect in the story?
    The characters sound like real people talking.
  • past tense of eat
    ate
  • past tense of fall
    fell
  • How is Langston Hughes?
    He wrote about Black Americans in NYC in the 1920's.
  • past tense of is
    was
  • What is dialect in the story?
    gonna, ain't, yes'm
  • to hold tightly
    grip
  • to take quickly
    snatch
  • What is a theme of the story?
    People need forgiveness, not punishment.
  • What is a cause for Mrs. Jones to help Roger?
    She did bad things when she was young.
  • past tense of sleep
    slept
  • How do authors develop theme?
    By the characters, events, setting, and word choices
  • Past tense of begin
    began
  • past tense of go
    went
  • sad facial expression
    frown
  • past tense of steal
    stole
  • What are Roger's character traits?
    He is young, frail, and scared
  • past tense of teach
    taught
  • past tense of drink
    drank
  • What is an internal conflict?
    Roger decides to stay or go.