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Roll of Thunder Final Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the AUTHOR of the novel?

a)

Mildred D. Taylor

b)

Cassie Logan

c)

Harper Lee

d)

Kekla Magoon

2.

The novel takes place in:

a)

Arkansas

b)

Alabama

c)

Mississippi

d)

Missouri

3.

Who is the NARRATOR of the story?

a)

third-person point of view

b)

Mama Logan

c)

Mildred D. Taylor

d)

Cassie Logan

4.

What constantly bothers the children on the way to school?

a)

The passing school bus

b)

The river they must cross

c)

The harsh wind

d)

The lack of shoes

5.

The main reason Little Man refused the textbook given to him by Miss Crocker was:

a)

the book was dirty, and “condition very poor” and “nigra” were written on it

b)

he didn’t like that they were studying slavery

c)

he didn’t want to learn to read

d)

he was trying to annoy his teacher because she made fun of him

6.

When Little Man reads the inside cover of his book, what does he do?

a)

He flings it on the floor and stomps on it

b)

He knocks it off his desk and ignores it

c)

He throws it at the teacher and starts to cry

d)

He adds his name to the list of names in the front

7.

What is it that Miss Crocker thought the Logan children most needed to learn?

a)

how to read

b)

what their place in society is

c)

how to follow school rules

d)

how to control their tempers

8.

Why does Cassie’s school start in October while the school for white children started in August?

a)

Laws stated that black children had to start school later.

b)

Her school building was old and needed lots of repairs during the summer.

c)

Families needed children to help at home until all the cotton was harvested.

d)

Their school did not have air conditioning, so they stated when the weather was cooler.

9.

What is the name of the white children’s school?

a)

Great Faith

b)

Benjamin Harris

c)

Wallace

d)

Jefferson Davis

10.

What is Mr. Logan’s occupation?

a)

year-round farmer

b)

railroad worker

c)

blacksmith

d)

sharecropper

11.

Who is the white boy who walks to school with the Logans?

a)

Jeremy

b)

R.W.

c)

Melvin

d)

T.J.

12.

How do the children sabotage the school bus?

a)

They fill the engine with sawdust

b)

They take the air out of the tires

c)

They dig a ditch and fill it with water

d)

They cover the seats with mud

13.

Where does Papa work when he is away from home?

a)

on a railroad in Louisiana

b)

as a farmhand in the Delta

c)

in a coal mine in Memphis

d)

in a steel mill in Pennsylvania

14.

When Papa announces that Mr. Morrison will be staying with them, why are the children so surprised?

a)

Papa hates having other people stay with them.

b)

Papa has never brought anyone to stay with them before.

c)

Papa does not have any friends.

d)

Mr. Morrison does not look like he will be able to help them very much.

15.

Which of the Logan children resents Mr. Morrison at first?

a)

Cassie

b)

Little Man

c)

Stacey

d)

Christopher-John

16.

After the bus gets stuck in the ditch, the driver…

a)

tries to repair the motor with the help of the WAllaces

b)

catches the Logan children in the woods

c)

has his passengers push it out of the mud

d)

sends the students home and leaves the bus until the rain stops

17.

Who are the victims of the burnings caused by the Wallaces?

a)

the Logans

b)

the Averys

c)

the Berrys

d)

the Grangers

18.

What grade does Mama teach?

a)

Fifth

b)

First

c)

Tenth

d)

Seventh

19.

Where are the Logan children not allowed to go?

a)

the Wallace store

b)

the Monteir plantation

c)

the Avery house

d)

the Great Faith school

20.

At Barnett’s Mercantile in Strawberry, what does T.J. admire?

a)

a pearl necklace

b)

a Packard

c)

a pearl-handled pistol

d)

a shotgun

21.

How does Cassie try to get the attention of the racist store clerk in Strawberry?

a)

she shouts at him

b)

she tugs on his sleeve

c)

she flashes her money

d)

she raises her hand

22.

What does T.J. do in school that Stacey takes the blame for?

a)

He forges a doctor’s note

b)

He steals a book

c)

He fights another student

d)

He makes a cheat sheet

23.

After Stacey confessed to fighting at the Wallace store, what did Mama do?

a)

she whipped him

b)

she took him to see Mr. Berry and the burns caused by the Wallaces

c)

she forced him to go apologize to the Wallaces

d)

she told Stacey he couldn’t be friends with T.J. anymore

24.

Why does Stacey get a whipping from his mother?

a)

she thinks he went to the Wallace store

b)

she thinks he sabotaged the school bus

c)

she thinks he beat up T.J.

d)

she thinks he cheated on a test

25.

Why does Cassie know that Lillian Jean will not tell her father about Cassie beating her up?

a)

Lillian Jean is too shy

b)

Lillian Jean would never hurt Cassie

c)

Cassie knows Lillian Jean won’t admit to having associated with her

d)

Cassie knows all of Lillian Jean’s secrets

26.

Why does Mama not want people to shop at the Wallace store?

a)

Their prices are too expensive

b)

Their store is too far away

c)

The Wallaces allow bad things to happen at their store, and they have hurt several black people

d)

They allow children to fight there

27.

Where do the Logans and 30 other families decide to shop, in order to boycott shopping at the Wallace store?

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Strawberry

d)

Wallington

28.

Who surprises Stacey by giving him a flute at Christmas?

a)

Uncle Hammer

b)

T.J. Avery

c)

Jeremy Simms

d)

Papa

29.

What item of clothing has Uncle Hammer bought for Stacey?

a)

a coat

b)

a belt

c)

a top hat

d)

a pair of gloves

30.

What does Uncle Hammer drive?

a)

a silver Packard

b)

a car like the Wallaces’

c)

a blue Honeycomb

d)

an old wagon

31.

What happens to Stacey’s new coat?

a)

He gets it muddy

b)

It’s stolen from him at school

c)

He loses it at the Wallace store

d)

He gives it to T.J.

32.

Who does Big Ma transfer ownership of the plantation to?

a)

Uncle Hammer

b)

Harlan Granger

c)

Mama

d)

Uncle Hammer and Papa

33.

Why do the children stop being friends with T.J.?

a)

He helps get Mama fired

b)

He hangs out with the Simms brothers

c)

He lights their cotton on fire

d)

He steals a gun

34.

What happened on the night that the Wallaces ambushed Papa, Stacey, and Mr. Morrison coming back from Vicksburg?

a)

The wagon’s wheel broke

b)

Papa broke his leg

c)

Papa was shot

d)

All of the above

35.

What does Uncle Hammer do to help pay off the loan?

a)

He helps out with the farm

b)

He sells his car

c)

He sells some of the land

d)

He sells his home in Chicago

36.

Which character has the shortest temper?

a)

Mr. Morrison

b)

Uncle Hammer

c)

Big Ma

d)

Harlan Granger

37.

What do Melvin and R.W. take T.J. to do in Strawberry, instead of buying him a pistol like he expected?

a)

Spy on Mr. Morrison

b)

Kidnap Stacey

c)

Rob a store

d)

Bury a body

38.

What did R.W. and Melvin do to T.J. after their trip to Strawberry?

a)

They beat T.J. up

b)

They tell him he’s unimportant and they aren’t actually friends

c)

They drop him off at the Logans’ house

d)

They force him to steal out of his own home

39.

When the Logan family’s cotton field catches fire, what does everyone initially assume was the cause?

a)

a lightning strike

b)

the mob set it

c)

T.J. Avery set it

d)

Papa set it

40.

How does the fire in the Logan family's cotton field actually start?

a)

a lightning strike

b)

the mob set it

c)

T.J. Avery set it

d)

Papa set it

41.

T/F: Little Man loves to get dirty, and secretly likes getting splashed by the bus every day.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

T/F: The Simms boys were true friends to T.J. Avery

a)

True

b)

False

43.

T/F: In Strawberry, Big Ma parked the wagon of produce at the rear of the field because the spots near the entrance were for whites only.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

T/F: Jeremy Simms tried to be a true friend to the Logan children.

a)

True

b)

False

45.
Jeremy tells the Logan children that his brothers
a)
seem to be very fond of TJ
b)
talk about TJ behind his back
c)
treat him (Jeremy) better lately
d)
are adopting TJ into their family. 
46.
TJ brings the Simms brothers to the church during the revival 
a)
to prove to his old friends that the Simms are his new friends.
b)
in hopes of getting them to stay for the services. 
c)
to ask if anyone needed anything from the store
d)
so everyone can hang out and be friends together. 
47.
All the Logan kids take TJ home because
a)
Stacey is afraid to go alone
b)
Cassie and the other boys don't want to be left behind
c)
Stacey doesn't want the others waking up their parents
d)
Mama has dinner ready for them. 
48.
The men who come for TJ also threaten to kill
a)
Mr. and Mrs. Avery
b)
Mr. Jamison, Mr. Morrison, and Mr. Logan
c)
Mr. and Mrs. Logan
d)
Cassie
49.
Big Ma and Mrs. Logan go to fight the fire with 
a)
burlap sacks and a wash tub
b)
hoses and shovels
c)
buckets and burlap sacks
d)
the fire hose 
50.
Mr. Logan tells Cassie and Stacey that
a)
TJ will be fine
b)
TJ is guilty
c)
he wishes he could lie about TJ. 
d)
TJ is already dead.