WorksheetsMississippi Bridge
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Where in the United States does this story take place?
Idaho
Texas
Mississippi
New York
From whose point of view is the story being told?
Melvin
Jeremy
Mr. John Wallace
Rudine
Why were the menfolks sitting around down at the Wallace store?
It was too wet and muddy to farm.
The chores had all been completed for the month.
The men ate lunch with Mr. John Wallace.
The menfolks worked at the store.
What color was the hat Rudine wanted to try on?
Yellow
Pink
Purple
Blue
Who was allowed to try on the hat?
Miz Hattie
Grace-Anne
Rudine
Cassie
What brought Josias down to the Wallace Store?
He wanted to purchase some candy.
He wanted to catch the bus.
He was buying seed.
He was selling milk.
Why did Josias say, "I ain't got me no lumberin job! I was jus' sayin' that, poppin' off my mouth, trying' t' be big!
He didn't want the men to know where the jobs were.
He wanted to be perfectly honest about things.
He was hoping Mr. Wallace would feel sorry for him and give him a job at the store.
He was scared of what the white men might do.
What was different about the Logans compared with most black folks?
They owned their own land.
They were sharecroppers.
They didn't have a car.
They were friends with white folks.
Why wouldn't Big Ma sit in the seat Cassie had picked out for her?
She didn't want to sit next to the aisle.
She wanted to sit by Rudine.
She knew blacks must go to the back.
She wanted to make her own decisions.
Why did Big Ma insist her grandchildren leave once she was on the bus?
She most likely was afraid the white people at the store would treat them poorly.
She probably wanted the milk delivered to Miz Georgia quickly.
She most likely knew their mother was waiting for them at home.
She probably didn't want them to get soaking wet in the rain.
Why were the black people forced off the bus?
They had been disrespectful to the driver.
They weren't keeping the bus rules.
They couldn't find their money.
They were taking up seats that white folks needed.
What did the bus driver do when Josias begged to stay on the bus?
He put his foot in his back and sent him sprawling into the mud.
He was kind and allowed him to sit up front next to him.
He told Josias he could ride if he would sit all the way in the back.
He made him pay more than the white folks to stay on the bus.
How do we know Miz Hattie wasn't a friend to the black people in the story.
She bought the hat that Rudine wanted.
She stayed silent when the black people were being treated unfairly.
She hired a black man to drive her around.
She had been Jeremy's teacher in school.
How do we know Josias was a good person?
He risked his life to try and save the white people on the bus.
He didn't want to talk to Jeremy.
He was going to have a job interview.
He was dressed nice when he went into the store.
What did Jeremy do to show he was a friend to the black people?
He stayed away from his Pa and brothers.
He talked to Miz Hattie and Grace-Anne.
He helped carry bags to the bus.
He dared disobey his dad by talking to them.
How has Jeremy changed by the end of the story?
He stays helping Josias in front of his dad.
He hasn't changed a bit. He is the same coward he always was.
He is more confused about life after the accident.
He tells the Logan's that Big Ma is okay.
