THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He is frightened that she is calling the police and wants to see what she is doing.
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He does not want to smell the food she is cooking because it will make his stomach growl.
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He wants her to see that he is not taking anything from her purse.
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He wants to be where she cannot see him so that he can take money from her purse.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: He wants her to see that he is not taking anything from her purse.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why does Roger sit on the far side of the room when Mrs. Jones goes behind the screen to cook dinner? He is frightened she is phoning the police and wants to see what she is doing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did Roger take care to sit on the far side of the room? Ans. Roger took care to sit far side of the room so that Mrs. Jones could see him easily.
Detailed explanation-4: -Roger sits where Mrs. Jones can see him because he wants her to trust him. After being treated kindly by the stranger he was supposed to steal from, Roger wanted to prove he deserved the kindness and trust Mrs. Jones gave him.
Detailed explanation-5: -When Mrs. Jones makes dinner, Roger sits far away from her purse. This suggests that he is not very comfortable around money and that he does not have a lot of it.