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WorksheetsRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry ch 1-6
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the setting in the beginning of chapter one?
a)
a sharecropping plantation
b)
a dusty Mississippi road
c)
the Logan family's land
d)
Jefferson Davis Elementary
2.
In what year does this story take place?
a)
1929
b)
1963
c)
1933
d)
1863
3.
What words describe the personality of Christopher-John?
a)
extremely neat
b)
likes to avoid conflict
c)
hot-tempered and gets in trouble often
d)
lazy and extorts others for personal gain
4.
Which of these quotes is NOT from Cassie?
a)
"He gotta walk home like he always do."
b)
"You think Uncle Hammer whipped Mr. Simms?"
c)
"If Mr. Morrison can't stop him, what'll happen?"
d)
"All right, Mr. Morrison, I'll tell her."
5.
What did the night riders do to Sam Tatum?
a)
They lynched him.
b)
They set him on fire.
c)
They ran over him.
d)
They tarred and feathered him.
6.
How many acres do the Logans own?
a)
200 acres
b)
1200 acres
c)
400 acres
d)
800 acres
7.
What does T.J. get from Mama's office?
a)
a shotgun
b)
her favorite book
c)
answers to the test
d)
nothing
8.
Who is Jeremy?
a)
Lillian Jean's brother
b)
a white boy who hangs around the Logans
c)
one of the Simms children
d)
all of the above
9.
Which of these families are NOT black?
a)
The Jamisons
b)
The Logans
c)
The Averys
d)
The Berrys
10.
Cassie...
a)
is happy to see Jeremy in town.
b)
wants to sell milk and eggs for Big Ma.
c)
understands why whites and blacks are treated differently.
d)
doesn't understand why Mr. Barnett waits on white people first.
11.
When Mama finds out that the children went to the Wallace store, what did she do?
a)
She grounded them for a month.
b)
She took them to see Mr. Berry.
c)
She whipped them.
d)
She took them to Mr. Tatum's house.
12.
Why does Big Ma park her wagon away from the entrance?
a)
She was shy, and the crowds scared her.
b)
Her wagon was too big and would only fit in back spaces.
c)
She got there late, and the spaces up front were all full.
d)
The front spaces were reserved for white peoples.
13.
Why was Cassie mad at Big Ma?
a)
Big Ma refused to buy her candy.
b)
She wanted to drive the wagon home, and Big Ma said no.
c)
Big Ma wouldn't let her visit with Mr. Jamison.
d)
Big Ma made her apologize to Lillian Jean.
14.
What does T.J. want at the mercantile?
a)
a gold-plated watch
b)
a new coat
c)
a shiny car
d)
a pearl-handled gun
15.
Which of these does NOT describe Uncle Hammer?
a)
owns a carpentry business
b)
quick temper
c)
lives in the north
d)
easily angered, generous, and has money
16.
What happens to Stacey's new coat?
a)
It was stolen.
b)
T.J. talked Stacey into giving him the coat.
c)
Stacey hid it in his closet because he didn't like it.
d)
Stacey gave it to Mo Turner because he needed it.
17.
What makes Uncle Hammer leave with a gun?
a)
Mr. Barnett wouldn't wait on Cassie.
b)
Big Ma couldn't get a good parking space.
c)
Mr. Granger has the same kind of car as his.
d)
Mr. Simms pushed Cassie into the road.
18.
Who said, “He don’t know nothin’ ‘bout me or this land, he think I’m gonna sell!”
a)
Papa
b)
Big Ma
c)
Mr. Granger
d)
Mr. Jamison
19.
Who is at the house when they return from Strawberry?
a)
Mr. Granger
b)
Papa
c)
Uncle Hammer
d)
Mr. Jamison
20.
What significant event happened at Soldiers Bridge?
a)
Uncle Hammer confronted the Wallaces about what they did.
b)
Uncle Hammer confronted Mr. Simms about pushing Cassie.
c)
The Wallaces thought Uncle Hammer's Packard was Mr. Granger's.
d)
The Wallaces ran Uncle Hammer off the road.
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