Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry ch 1-6 comp & vocab

What is the setting in the beginning of chapter one?

• a sharecropping plantation
• a dusty Mississippi road
• the Logan family's land
• Jefferson Davis Elementary

In what year does this story take place?

• 1929
• 1963
• 1933
• 1863

What words describe the personality of Christopher-John?

• extremely neat

• likes to avoid conflict

• hot-tempered and gets in trouble often

• lazy and extorts others for personal gain

Which of these quotes is NOT from Cassie?

• "He gotta walk home like he always do."
• "You think Uncle Hammer whipped Mr. Simms?"
• "If Mr. Morrison can't stop him, what'll happen?"
• "All right, Mr. Morrison, I'll tell her."

What did the night riders do to Sam Tatum?

• They lynched him.
• They set him on fire. 
• They ran over him.
• They tarred and feathered him. 

How many acres do the Logans own?

• 200 acres
• 1200 acres
• 400 acres
• 800 acres

What does T.J. get from Mama's office?

• a shotgun
• her favorite book
• answers to the test
• nothing

Who is Jeremy?

• Lillian Jean's brother
• a white boy who hangs around the Logans
• one of the Simms  children
• all of the above

Which of these families are NOT black?

• The Jamisons
• The Logans
• The Averys
• The Berrys

Cassie...

• is happy to see Jeremy in town.
• wants to sell milk and eggs for Big Ma.
• understands why whites and blacks are treated differently.
• doesn't understand why Mr. Barnett waits on white people first.