Roll of Thunder Chapter 4

The children are acting strangely because...

• they are frightened.
• they are angry.
• they are ill.

The reader learns that T.J. is lazy...

• when he avoids work at his house.
• when he brags about knowing the latest gossip.
• when he allows Stacey to take the blame for his cheat notes.

The incident involving the store owner and the tarred and feather Mr. Tatum suggests that...

• black people try to cheat white shopkeepers
• it is not acceptable for blacks to contradict whites.
• whites have better memories than blacks.

T.J.'s statement to Stacey, "Friends gotta trust each other...ain't nothin' like a true friend" seems hypocritical when...

• T.J. stands by Mama's desk.
• T.J. allows Stacey to take the blame for his cheating.
• T.J. cheats.

Stacey tears up T. J.'s first cheat sheet in order to...

• to be unkind.
• prevent temptation.
• be funny.

The fact that Mama whips Stacey for cheating indicates that...

• she expects more from her children than from the other students.
• she loses her temper.
• she is a fair teacher who is consistent with punishment.

Mr. Granger continues to ask Big Ma...

• to sell her land to him to him.
• to buy additional land from him.
• to take on sharecropopers.

When Stacey assures Mr. Morrison that he will tell his mother about his trip to the Wallace store, Stacey...

• acts foolish.
• demonstrates his maturity.
• tries to fool Mr. Morrison.

From the way Big Ma talks about her husband, their life together, and their goals, it is clear...

• she would like to move into Strawberry and begin over.
• she places great value on the land and plans to keep it.
• she is waiting for the ideal price before she sells.

Mama takes the children to the Berry's house because...

• she believes "A picture is worth a thousand words"
• she is a good neighbor.
• she plans to tutor their son.