Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Characters

Who is the white lawyer who backs the credit for the black families to buy in Vicksburg?

• Mr. Jamison

• Mr. Berry

• Mr. Granger

• Mr. Avery

Papa’s feelings toward Mr. Avery and Mr. Lanier are best described as .

• disappointment

• anger

• understanding

• relief

The story includes specific details and evidence of how the narrator and her family struggle. Match each sentence from the excerpt to its correct column below:

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(a) Evidence

,

(b) Not Evidence

• “After a moment, Papa reached out and draped his arm over Stacey’s shoulder.”

• As the three of them washed up on the back porch, Mama went to the end of the porch

• “I released the firefly imprisoned in my hand and sat beside Papa and Stacey on the steps.”

• “'I’m feeling scared, David,' she said.

• “‘May have lost my job already.’”

• “‘The way cotton sells these days, seems the more we plant, the less money we gets anyways—” 

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The characters in this story face a central conflict. Identify whether each of the following sentences is evidence of that conflict by dragging it into its appropriate column:

Groups:

(a) Evidence

,

(b) Not Evidence

• “But, Papa, we planted more cotton this year. Won’t that pay the taxes?”

• I pray to God there was a way we could stay in this thing,"

• “When supper was ready, I eagerly grabbed the iron bell"

• “Mama sighed and stared out across the plowed field to the sloping pasture land.”

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Papa’s feelings toward Mr. Avery and Mr. Lanier are best described as .

• disappointment

• anger

• understanding

• relief

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Which sentence from the excerpt most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?

• 1. “'These women folks done gone and fixed us a feast.'”

• 1. “'They got no right pulling out!'”

• 1. “'Them men, they doing what they’ve gotta do.'”

• 1. ‘Papa,’ I said, standing to join them, 'we giving up, too?'

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Which of the following statements best summarizes how the dialogue in this passage moves the plot forward?

• Farmers are making less money even thought they're planting more cotton.

• Mr. Avery doesn't need anything from Vicksburg on this trip.

• Mr. Avery and Mr. Lanier need to give Mr. Granger 60 Percent of their cotton.

• Mr. Avery is backing out of shopping in Vicksburg because Mr. Granger is threatening them.

What was the dialogue between Mama and Papa about the problem they face and the way they deal with it?

• Mama is calm and practical and Papa is worried.

• Both characters fight all the time due to the problems they are dealing with.

• The problems do not affect them.

• Papa is calm and practical and Mama is worried.

Who is the narrator of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?

• Cassie

• Casey

• Cassandra

• Stacey

Who comes to live with the Logans to work and help protect the family?

• Mr. Jamison

• Mr. Morrison

• Mr. Morris

• Mr. Granger