| SETTING OF THE STORY | AT LUELLA'S HOUSE | WHILE THEY ARE EATING | GENERAL QUESTIONS | THE END OF THE STORY |
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WHERE DOES THE STORY TAKE PLACE ?
ON A DARK STREET, LATER IN WOMAN'S HOUSE
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HOW DOES LUELLA GET ROGER TO HER HOUSE ?
SHE DRAGGS HIM BY HIS SHIRT
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WHAT DOESN'T LUELLA ASK ROGER ABOUT?
HIS FOLKS, HIS FAMILY AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT EMBARRASS HIM
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WHY DOES ROGER TRY TO SNATCH HER PURSE?
HE WANTS MONEY FOR BLUE SUEDE SHOES
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WHAT DOES SHE TELL HIM BEFORE SHE CLOSES THE DOOR?
SHE HOPES HE BEHAVES WELL FROM THEN ON
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WHEN DOES THE STORY TAKE PLACE ?
ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT
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WHERE DOES LUELLA LIVE?
IN A SMALL ROOM WITH OTHER ROOMERS IN A PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
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WHAT DOES LUELLA TELL ROGER ABOUT HER LIFE IN THE PAST?
SHE HAS DONE THINGS SHE IS NOT PROUD OF / SHE KNOWS THE FEELING OF WANTING SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T GET
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WHAT IS LUELLA'S INITAL
(FIRST) REACTION TO ROGER'S ATTEMPT TO STEAL HER PURSE?
SHE KICKS HIM AND YELLS AT HIM
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"I GOT TO GET MY REST NOW". WHAT CAN WE INFER ABOUT HER LIFE?
SHE IS TIRED AND NOT HEALTHY
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HOW OLD IS ROGER?
A TEENAGER PROBABLY 13 OR 14
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WHAT DOES LUELLA USE INSTAED OF A FREEZER?
AN ICE BOX
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WHAT DOES SHE TELL HIM ABOUT HER LIFE IN THE PRESENT?
SHE WORKS IN A BEAUTY SHOP IN A HOTEL
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WHAT DOES SHE DECIDE TO DO WHEN SHE REALIZES HIS FACE IS DIRTY?
TO HAVE HIM WASH HIS FACE
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WHAT DOES ROGER WANT TO SAY TO LUELLA?
THANK YOU MA'AM
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HOW OLD IS LUELLA?
AN ADULT WOMAN, PROBABLY IN HER FIFTIES
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WHAT DOES LUELLA TELL ROGER TO DO WHEN THEY GET TO HER ROOM?
GO AND WASH HIS FACE
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HOW DOES SHE BEHAVE TOWARDS ROGER WHILE THEY ARE EATING?
IN A MOTHERLY WAY
EAT MORE SON |
WHY DOES SHE TAKE HIM TO HER HOME?
SHE BELIEVES HE WAS HUNGRY SO HE WANTED HER PURSE
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LUELLA GIVES ROGER TEN DOLLARS TO BUY THE SHOES BUT SHE WARNS HIM. WHAT DOES SHE TELL HIM? WHAT DOES SHE MEAN?
SHOES GOT BY DEVILISH WAYS WILL BURN YOUR FEET. DON'T GO AND STAEL ANYMORE.
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WHAT DOES ROGER TRY TO DO?
TO SNATCH LUELLA'S PURSE
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WHAT DOES LUELLA AND ROGER EAT?
SOME BEANS AND A FIVE-CENT CAKE FOR DESSERT
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WHAT DOES LUELLA GIVE ROGER AT THE END OF THEIR MEAL?
MONEY
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YOU OUGHT TO BE MY SON, I WOULD TEACH YOU RIGHT FROM WRONG. WHAT CAN WE INFER ABOUT HER INTENTIONS?
SHE WANTS TO TEACH HIM A LESSON
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DOES ROGER THANK LUELLA PROPERLY?WHY?
NO. HE IS TOO SHOCKED AND OVERWHELMED
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