Rock and River Review (Characters)

Who is afraid of another son running away from home?

• Mrs. King

• Mama (Mrs. Childs)

• Mrs. Brown

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Who is the narrator of the novel?

• Sam Childs

• Stick Childs

• Roland Childs

• Bucky

The Black Panthers show up with rifles to protect who as he's being harassed by police?

• Bucky

• Charlie

• Leroy

• Sam

Who is beaten and arrested after accidentally running into police officers?

• Bucky

• Leroy

• Charlie

• Sam

Who dedicates his life to nonviolent protests and is later stabbed at a demonstration?

• Leroy Jackson

• Father (Roland Childs)

• Stick

• Sam

Who was a Civil Rights Activist who was assassinated on April 4, 1968?

• Leroy Jackson

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Father (Roland Childs)

• Stick

Who runs away from home and joins the Black Panther Party against his father's wishes?

• Leroy Jackson

• Charlie

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Stick

Who speaks during the Black Panther political education meetings and inspires many people?

• Leroy Jackson

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Father (Roland Childs)

• Stick

Who is a poor girl who joins the Black Panthers?

• Mama (Marjorie Childs)

• Maxie Brown

• Nia Jackson

• Coretta Scott King

Who said, “You can’t be the rock and the river, Sam.”

• Raheem Brown

• Stick

• Leroy Jackson

• Father (Roland Childs)