Roll of Thunder, Chapters 3 and 4

The weather plays a part in the plot within this chapter.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

The walking children are concerned about the approach of the Jefferson Davis School bus.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

T.J. helps the others dig the trench.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What did the kids REALLY have to worry about as they walked to school?

• Bullies

• The rain

• The Jefferson Davis bus running them over

• The Jefferson Davis Bus drenching them in water

What is Little Man realising even more in this chapter?

• That he doesn't like getting dirty

• That TJ is annoying

• That white children have more advantages than coloured children

• That he lives really far from school

What advice does Big Ma give to Little Man?

• Try to get your own back on white people

• Find a different route to school

• Ignore it

• Get yourself a good education

Who comes up with the plan to get back at the bus driver and the white kids on the bus?

• TJ

• Stacey

• Cassie

• Little Man

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

Who was most worried about the plan and would have rather stayed to eat lunch?

• Little Man

• Cassie

• Stacey

• Christopher-John

What did the children do to get back at the bus driver?

• Told their teacher

• Hid in the trees and threw mud pies at the bus

• Dug a trench so that the bus got stuck in it

• Stole the keys to the bus

When the bus got stuck, what did all of the white kids have to do?

• Wait for their parents to pick them up

• Walk home

• Push the bus out of the mud

• Wait for another bus