“You could of asked me.”-What did the speaker expect to be asked? What light does it throw upon the character of the speaker?

The speaker, Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones expected the teenager, Roger who tried to steal her purse, to ask her for the money he needed to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. Through this utterance, Mrs Jones revealed the affectionate motherly instinct in her. She could not stop herself from extending her helping hand ...

“You could of asked me.”-Who said the quoted words? When did the speaker say this? What was its impact upon the person spoken to?

The quoted words were said by Mrs Jones When Mrs. Jones expressed her assumption that Roger must have been hungry which prompted him to make an attempt of snatching her purse, he defended his misdeed by saying that he wanted to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. At this, Mrs Jones remarked that the ...

“I wanted a pair of…..shoes.” -What reply did the speaker get and how did he react?

When Roger in a low voice defended his misdeed saying that he wanted to buy a pair of blue suede shoes, Mrs Jones remarked that the boy could have just asked her for the money. Roger obviously did not expect such an unpredictable reply. So far in his life he had never met with such ...

“then we’ll eat,” said the woman, -Who said this and to whom? Why did the speaker say these words? What food did the speaker offer to the other person?

Mrs. Jones took Roger to her house and ordered him to clean his dirty face. This generous behaviour of Mrs Jones helped Roger to gather courage to ask if she would hand him over to the police. In reply to Roger’s question, Mrs Jones said that the time when Roger attempted to snatch her pocketbook, ...

What had Mrs Jones guessed to be the real reason behind Roger’s action? What was the real reason? What did Mrs Jones do so that Roger could fulfil his wish ? What did she tell him then?

Mrs Jones had guessed that hunger was the real reason behind Roger’s action of trying to steal her purse. The real reason was Roger’s wish to buy a pair of blue suede shoes for himself. Mrs Jones gave Roger ten dollars so that he could fulfil his wish. After handing Roger the money, Mrs Jones ...