{
  "title": "Thank You, Ma'am",
  "intro": {
    "title": "Langston Hughes & Harlem",
    "background_image": "images/harlem_1920ss.jpg",
    "images": [
      "images/langston_hughes.jpg",
      "images/harlem_renaissance.jpeg",
      "images/harlem_1920ss.jpg"
    ],
    "text": "Langston Hughes (1902–1967) was one of the leading voices of the Harlem Renaissance — a flowering of Black American writing, music, and visual art centred in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City in the 1920s and 1930s.\n\nHughes wrote about ordinary people living ordinary lives: working-class men and women, children on the street, migrants newly arrived from the American South. His characters speak in everyday English, and his stories often turn on small, surprising acts of kindness or recognition.\n\n\"Thank You, Ma'am\" is a very short story — about 1,500 words — first published in 1958. It takes place at night on a city street and in a single room, and almost the whole story is a conversation between two strangers: a large woman named Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, and a teenage boy named Roger who tries to steal her purse.\n\nAs you listen, pay attention to the choices Mrs. Jones makes — and the choices Roger makes too."
  },
  "chapters": [
    {
      "title": "Chapter 1 — The Encounter",
      "audio": "audio/Thank_you_Ma_am.mp3",
      "images": [],
      "questions": [
        {"id":"c1q1","type":"text","q":"What time of night does the story begin?"},
        {"id":"c1q2","type":"text","q":"What does Mrs. Jones have in her purse, and what makes it heavy?"},
        {"id":"c1q3","type":"text","q":"Why does Roger fall down when he tries to snatch the purse?"},
        {"id":"c1q4","type":"choice","q":"Which best explains why Roger loses his balance?","options":[
          "Mrs. Jones pushes him to the ground",
          "The purse is heavier than he expected, throwing him off balance",
          "He trips on the pavement",
          "Someone else gets in his way"
        ]},
        {"id":"c1q5","type":"text","q":"What is your first impression of Mrs. Jones? Use one detail from the text to support your answer."}
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Chapter 2 — The Capture",
      "audio": "audio/Thank_you_Ma_am_2.mp3",
      "images": [],
      "questions": [
        {"id":"c2q1","type":"text","q":"How does Mrs. Jones physically stop Roger from running away?"},
        {"id":"c2q2","type":"text","q":"What does she ask him to do with her purse before they start walking?"},
        {"id":"c2q3","type":"text","q":"Where does she say she is going to take him?"},
        {"id":"c2q4","type":"text","q":"Mrs. Jones asks 'Ain't you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face?' What does this question suggest she has already guessed about Roger's life?"},
        {"id":"c2q5","type":"text","q":"If you were Roger in this moment, would you feel more frightened or more curious? Explain why."}
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Chapter 3 — The Threshold",
      "audio": "audio/Thank_you_Ma_am_3.mp3",
      "images": [],
      "questions": [
        {"id":"c3q1","type":"text","q":"Where does Mrs. Jones take Roger?"},
        {"id":"c3q2","type":"text","q":"What does she tell him to do when they get inside?"},
        {"id":"c3q3","type":"text","q":"Does Mrs. Jones lock the door behind them?"},
        {"id":"c3q4","type":"choice","q":"Why is it important that Mrs. Jones leaves the door open and lets go of Roger?","options":[
          "She is too tired to hold him any longer",
          "She wants to test whether he will choose to stay",
          "She is expecting another visitor",
          "She has forgotten about the stolen purse"
        ]},
        {"id":"c3q5","type":"text","q":"Roger could easily run away, but he doesn't. Why do you think he stays? Give two possible reasons."}
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Chapter 4 — The Meal",
      "audio": "audio/Thank_you_Ma_am_4.mp3",
      "images": [],
      "questions": [
        {"id":"c4q1","type":"text","q":"What food does Mrs. Jones prepare for Roger?"},
        {"id":"c4q2","type":"text","q":"Why did Roger want to steal the purse in the first place?"},
        {"id":"c4q3","type":"text","q":"What does Mrs. Jones say she has done in her own life that she would not tell Roger — or even God — about?"},
        {"id":"c4q4","type":"text","q":"Mrs. Jones deliberately does NOT ask Roger about his home or family. Why might she choose not to ask?"},
        {"id":"c4q5","type":"text","q":"Do you think Mrs. Jones is being too kind to Roger after he tried to rob her? Explain your view."}
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Chapter 5 — The Parting",
      "audio": "audio/Thank_you_Ma_am_5.mp3",
      "images": [],
      "questions": [
        {"id":"c5q1","type":"text","q":"How much money does Mrs. Jones give Roger?"},
        {"id":"c5q2","type":"text","q":"What does she tell him to buy with it?"},
        {"id":"c5q3","type":"text","q":"What does Roger manage to say before the door closes?"},
        {"id":"c5q4","type":"choice","q":"Why does Hughes end the story without telling us what happens to Roger afterwards?","options":[
          "He ran out of time to finish the story",
          "He wants the reader to imagine and decide for themselves",
          "The ending was lost",
          "Roger's future is not important"
        ]},
        {"id":"c5q5","type":"text","q":"The story is called 'Thank You, Ma'am,' but Roger barely manages to say those words. Why do you think Hughes chose this title? What is Roger really thanking her for?"}
      ]
    }
  ]
}