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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Ch. 1-4 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is sharecropping?

a)

Farming land and then selling what you grow to other people

b)

Working another person's land and receiving part of the crops as payment

c)

Two people work land together and equally share the crops

d)

Two people alternate working land, thus, sharing the duties

2.

Who said this? He used to call this place his thinkin' spot and he called that old pond there Caroline, after me.

a)

Big Ma

b)

Mama

c)

Cassie

d)

Paul Edward

3.

What type of figurature language is this? Mr. Morrison clearly, moving silently, like a jungle cat...

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

4.

How many acres of land do the Logan family own (with and without debt) ?

a)

100 acres

b)

200 acres

c)

300 acres

d)

400 acres

5.

Which best describes Mr. Morrison's living quarters at the Logan home?

a)

He stays in a comfortable bedroom in the main house.

b)

He stays in the beautiful guesthouse on the Logan property.

c)

He stays in a deserted shack on the Logan property.

d)

He stays in a small and simple guesthouse on the Logan property.

6.

What is the consequence(s) of Stacey not telling on TJ for cheating?

a)

Stacey is whipped.

b)

Stacey receives an F on his test.

c)

Stacey is whipped and receives an F on his test.

d)

Stacey and TJ both get punished by Mrs. Logan.

7.

In what state does the story take place?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Mississippi

c)

Alabama

d)

Strawberry

8.

Who is the oldest Logan child?

a)

Little Man

b)

Cassies

c)

Christopher John

d)

Stacey

9.

Why does Mr. Granger visit Big Ma?

a)

He wants his land back and is trying to convince her to give it back to him.

b)

He hears about the fight at the Wallace story and wants Big Ma to know.

c)

He wants to show Big Ma his expensive car.

d)

He wants to warn the Logan family about the Night Riders.

10.

Why did Mr. Granger originally sell his land?

a)

He wanted others to reap the benefits of having land.

b)

He had no money after the war and needed money to rebuild his life.

c)

He wanted to help the poor in his community.

d)

He was ordered to sell after the war.

11.

Which statement is false about John Edward, Cassie's grandfather?

a)

He is smart.

b)

He is born into slavery.

c)

He knows the importance of owning land.

d)

He is given his first lot of land as a gift for working hard.

12.

Who said this: Pretty Caroline, how you like to work this fine piece of earth with me?

a)

Mr. Morrison

b)

Mr. Jamison

c)

Papa

d)

Paul Edward

13.

Who breaks up the fight between Stacey and TJ?

a)

Mr. Wallace

b)

Cassie

c)

Mr. Morrison

d)

Mama

14.

How does Mr. Morrison deal with the fight?

a)

He lets Stacey decide if Stacey will tell his mother about the incident.

b)

He immediately tells Mama what happens including that it was TJ's fault.

c)

He lets the two boys fight it out as he thinks fighting is OK.

d)

He whips both Stacey and TJ for fighting and for being at the Wallace store.

15.

How does Cassie learn about the cheating incident?

a)

Stacey tells her when they get home from school

b)

Little Willie, one of Stacey's classmates, tells her after school.

c)

Cassie sees the cheating happening herself.

d)

TJ brags to her about it.

16.

Who said this? Sometimes a person's gotta fight.

a)

TJ

b)

Stacey

c)

Mr. Wallace

d)

Mr. Morrison

17.

In what year does the story take?

a)

1860

b)

1900

c)

1933

d)

1960

18.

How many Logan children are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Who/What is Jack?

a)

The Logan's mule

b)

The Logan's dog

c)

The Logan's cat

d)

The Logan's best friend

20.

Why do the Logan walk to school every day?

a)

They like the exercise.

b)

The bus is only for white children.

c)

The school is very close, so it makes sense to walk.

d)

It is the least expensive way to get to school.