Mississippi Trial Ch 9-12

What is the definition of deplorable?

• terrible; causing grief or regret

• a strong regional accent

• the act of deceiving

• bitterness spirit; disrespectful

The "bitterness spirit; disrespectful" means...

• Gingerly

• Gall

• Fretting

• Condemn

T/F - FRETTING means "to feel & express worry or annoyance"

• True

• False

Who is Ruthanne?

• The neighbor girl that Hiram likes

• Hiram's mother

• Grampa's housekeeper

• Hiram's gramma

T/F - Hiram is too scared to tell Grampa about what happened between R.C. and Emmett at the river

• True

• False

Where does Hiram finally meet Naomi?

• Naomi's house

• The bridge

• Grampa's house

• In town

At the end of chapter 9, what did Hiram call to report to Sheriff Smith?

• R.C. took Ralph Remington out of town and stripped him naked.

• Emmett Till needed to be "taught a lesson" because of his behavior.

• R.C. was planning on "talking" to a Negro who whistled at a white woman

• Naomi wasn't safe in her house with R.C. and father.

What did Hiram dream about in Chapter 10?

• His dad and him fishing at the river

• Getting married to Naomi

• Beating up R.C.

• Emmett getting killed

In Chapter 11, who said, ""Just you rememeber who you are, Hiram Hillburn, and be sure you do what is right no matter what" (120)?

• Ruthanne

• Naomi

• Hiram's Mother

• Hiram's Father

T/F - Naomi doesn't want Hiram because she knows R.C. killed Emmett

• True

• False