Chapter 9 excerpt Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry

The setting of this excerpt is _______.  

• In the North
• On the West Coast
• During the Great Depression
• During WWII

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Audible means ________.

• Able to be heard
• Not able to hear
• Able to talk
• Not able to talk

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What does the word "overshadow" mean as used in the following sentences: "...that oak and walnut, they're a lot bigger and they take up more room  and give so much shade they almost overshadow that little ole fig."

• The oak and walnut will kill the fig
• The oak and walnut are bigger than the fig and the fig dies
• The fig is no less important than the oak or the walnut
• The fig is bigger than the oak and walnut

Dialect mean _________.

• Improper English
• Variation of language spoken by specific groups of people
• Poor people 
• Perfect English

Story structure always includes _________.

• Setting and characters only
• Plot only
• A goal
• Beginning, middle, and end

What do we learn about the Logan family at the beginning of the story?

• Mama is a lady who worries  too much
• They are a colored family living in the south during the Great Depression
• Papa is going on vacation
• They are a colored family with a lot of money from the cotton fields

What pressures is Cassie's family under?

• Papa has lost his job
• They are under financial pressure to pay taxes and the mortgage
• Wallace has said the Logan's can't shop at his store anymore
• Mama and Papa are fighting

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does the following dialect mean?
"I wonder if there ain't some thing the matter with him-he 'pears to look mighty baggy, somehow."

• Stay there and wait- I won't be gone long
• I don't see how that is better than the other.
• Perhaps there is something wrong with him- he looks very full
• His pants are very baggy.