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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 1-6

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On the first day of school, Little Man walks slowly because he _____.

a)

does not want to go to school.

b)

does not know where to go and has to follow the others.

c)

does not want to raise the dust and get dirty.

d)

is looking for something he dropped.

2.

To pay the mortgage and the taxes on the land, Papa works _____.

a)

in the cotton fields

b)

as a teacher

c)

on the railroad

d)

with Uncle Hammer

3.

Stacey is not looking forward to being in the 7th grade because he ____.

a)

does not want to have Mama as a teacher

b)

would rather be working in the fields

c)

does not want to be in the same class as T.J.

d)

worries that it will be too hard

4.

On the way to school, T.J. tells the Logans about _____.

a)

a man being tarred and feathered

b)

the Berrys being burned

c)

his summer vacation

d)

seeing night men

5.

The Logans attend _____.

a)

Jefferson Davis County School

b)

Grand Union Elementary and High School

c)

Granger School

d)

Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School

6.

Little Man refuses his book because he _____.

a)

does not know how to read

b)

already has this book

c)

thinks it is too dirty

d)

is afraid of Miss Crocker

7.

Little Man's real name is _____.

a)

David Jr.

b)

Paul Edward

c)

Clayton Chester

d)

Manuel John

8.

Mama "messes up" Little Man's book by _____.

a)

pasting paper over the page that lists the condition of the book and the race of the user

b)

tearing out the page that lists the condition of the book and the race of the user

c)

writing "property of Little Man Logan" across the cover

d)

writing notes about the history of slavery in the margins

9.

Papa comes home and introduces his family to _____.

a)

Mr. Avery

b)

Mr. Jamison

c)

Mr. Granger

d)

Mr. Morrison

10.

The Logans do not _____.

a)

shop at the Barnett Mercantile

b)

sell at the market in Strawberry

c)

talk to Harlan Granger

d)

shop at the Wallace store

11.

On the way to school, the Logans were forced off the road by _____.

a)

Harlan Granger's silver Packard

b)

the Jefferson Davis school bus

c)

a large puddle

d)

a runaway mule

12.

Mr. Avery arrives late one night to tell Mama that _____.

a)

T.J. is missing

b)

the Wallace store has raised its prices

c)

the night men are riding again

d)

Papa has been hurt

13.

Mama whipped Stacey in front of the class because she caught him _____.

a)

talking to T.J.

b)

reading a comic book

c)

with cheat notes

d)

borrowing tools from the school shed

14.

_____ tells Mama that Stacey has been at the Wallace store to fight T.J.

a)

T.J.

b)

Mr. Morrison

c)

Stacey

d)

Cassie

15.

Big Ma takes Cassie, T.J., and Stacey with her to _____.

a)

the store in Vicksburg

b)

the market in Strawberry

c)

church

d)

visit the Berrys

16.

Cassie has to apologize to _____.

a)

Mr. Simms

b)

Big Ma

c)

Mr. Barnett

d)

Lillian Jean

17.

Uncle Hammer gives Stacey ____ for Christmas.

a)

a coat

b)

a car

c)

a camera

d)

a whistle

18.

The Wallaces allow Uncle Hammer to drive across the bridge first because _____.

a)

he was there first

b)

they are being polite

c)

they are afraid the bridge will collapse

d)

they think Uncle Hammer is Harlan Granger

19.

Big Ma tries to keep Cassie from telling her story because she _____.

a)

has heard it all before

b)

is afraid Uncle Hammer will fly off the handle

c)

is worried Mr. Morrison well exact revenge

d)

wants Cassie to get dinner

20.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is set in _____.

a)

Mississippi in the 1950's

b)

Louisiana in the 1940's

c)

Louisiana in the 1930's

d)

Mississippi in the 1930's

21.

The Logans own ____ acres of land.

a)

200

b)

300

c)

400

d)

500

22.

Choose the best vocab word for the following sentence. Mrs. Bertalan is always _________ in reading her latest book.

a)

indignant

b)

coddled

c)

engrossed

d)

faltered

23.

Choose the best vocab word for the following sentence. He _____ touched his bruise to see if it still hurt.

a)

confidently

b)

engrossed

c)

coddled

d)

gingerly

24.

What is the definition for the word warily?

a)

get revenge

b)

loud and boisterous

c)

cautiously

d)

completely occupied

25.

What is the definition for the word raucous?

a)

carefully

b)

filled with anger

c)

pampered

d)

loud and boisterous