Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Chapters 3-4)

Mr. Avery showed up at the Logan's one evening

• to borrow money from Mama.

• to inform Mama and Big Ma that the "night men" were out riding.

• to return the farm tools that he had borrowed.

• to ask if they knew where his son TJ was.

After the night of Mr. Avery's visit, all of the Logan children act strangely because

• they are afraid that they might lose their land.

• they don't like the way Mr. Morrison treats them when Papa is away.

• they believe the "night men" are after them for what they did to the school bus.

• Big Ma begins to show signs of being sick, and they're scared about losing her.

The relieved Logan children learn that the "night men" were not actually after them for what they did to the bus when

• TJ tells a story about how, on that night, the men in cars were actually out looking to tar and feather a group of young men accused of stealing from the mercantile store.

• Big Ma tells a story about how the driver of the bus thought he saw a group of farmers from a neighboring town digging a hole in the road.

• Big Ma tells a story about how the driver of the bus finally determined that the giant ditch in the road was created by nothing more than the heavy rain and flooding conditions.

• TJ tells a story about how, on that night, the men in cars were actually out looking to tar and feather Sam Tatum, a black man who was accused of disrespected the owner of the mercantile store by calling him a liar.

Which character ironically said, "Friends gotta trust each other, Stacey, cause ain't nothin' like a true friend."

• TJ

• Mr. Morrison

• Jeremy

• Cassie

Readers can infer that Stacey keeps his distance from Mr. Morrison at first because

• he's afraid of him and his large size.

• he witnessed Mr. Morrison stealing from the Logans.

• he often talks down to Stacey and treats him like a little kid.

• with Papa away, Stacey feels like he should have the responsibilities that Mr. Morrison has been given, and he resents him for this.

Stacey was punished with the switch by his mom at school because

• he got caught with cheat notes that he had written during lunch.

• he repeatedly blurted out while she tried to teach.

• he got caught with cheat notes that TJ slipped on his desk just as he was about to get caught with them.

• he was caught taking food from another student's lunch.

Stacey tracks down and confronts TJ

• at the Wallace store.

• on the playground at school.

• on the Avery's front porch.

• hiding in the woods.

Why is the act of following Stacey to the Wallace store where he confronted TJ a risky move for the Logan children?

• it was such a long distance from their home.

• Papa only allowed Stacey to go there.

• Papa specifically said that none of his children were to go there.

• it was going to be night soon, and it was dangerous for the kids to travel in the dark.

On the wagon ride home, after Mr. Morrison broke up the fight and said that he would leave it up to Stacey to decide if he would tell his mom about the incident, Cassie notices (referring to Mr. Morrison and Stacey), "They smiled in subtle understanding, the distance between them fading." This is figurative language. What does it mean?

• Since Mr. Morrison treated Stacey with respect and like a man instead of a boy, their relationship grew stronger.

• Since there was not a lot of room on the wagon, they had to sit close to one another.

• Mr. Morrison finally accepted the offer to move from the little shack outside into the Logan house with the rest of the family.

• Stacey was thankful that Mr. Morrison broke up the fight because TJ had him pinned and was beating him badly. For this reason, Stacey becomes more accepting of having Mr. Morrison around.

Big Ma gives Cassie a history lesson about her family and the land they live on. What family originally owned the land that the Logans own but had to sell it after the Civil War because they couldn't pay the taxes on it?

• The Wallaces

• The Grangers

• The Averys

• The Logans have always owned the land.