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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Comprehension (ch. 1-5)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who tells the Logan children about how one of the Berrys was burned to death?

a)

Big Ma

b)

Lillian Jean Simms

c)

TJ

d)

Papa

2.

Where does Jeremy go when he parts ways with the Logan children on their way to school?

a)

The white school

b)

The private school

c)

The shoe factory

d)

The Wallace store

3.

Where does Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School get the used books it supplies to its students?

a)

The white school

b)

The Wallace store

c)

Barnes & Nobel

d)

Individual donations

4.

What punishment do Cassie and Little Man get for trying to refuse the old school books?

a)

Detention

b)

Suspension

c)

Time-out

d)

Whipping

5.

Who does Mama side with when she gets the news that Miss Crocker whipped her children?

a)

Miss Crocker

b)

Her children

c)

No body

d)

Both sides

6.

Where was Mr. L.T. Morrison fired from after getting in a fight with abusive white men?

a)

Harlan Granger's plantation

b)

The shoe factory

c)

The railroad

d)

The local airport

7.

What recent event do the children associate L.T.'s presence with? (What did he tell them about?)

a)

Papa's return home

b)

The revival

c)

The stock market crash

d)

The burnings

8.

What does the school bus driver do to the Logan children to make them furious?

a)

Splashes them with mud

b)

Refuses to drive them

c)

Makes them ride standing

d)

Runs over their dog

9.

What hides the hole that the children dig for the school bus?

a)

Leaves

b)

Roof shingles and dirt

c)

A tumbleweed

d)

Rainwater

10.

When T.J's father stops by the Logan house, what does he warn that the white men are doing again?

a)

"Logging"

b)

"Skipping"

c)

"Riding"

d)

"Burning"

11.

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

a)

Forges a doctor's note

b)

Steals a book

c)

Spills an ink well

d)

Makes a cheat sheet

12.

Where does L.T. find T.J. and Stacey fighting?

a)

The Wallace store

b)

The train yard

c)

The crossroads

d)

Outside school

13.

According to Big Ma, when did her late husband, Paul Edward, buy land off of the Grangers?

a)

Before the Civil War

b)

After Reconstruction

c)

The Gilded Age

d)

The 1960s

14.

According to Big Ma, when did her late husband, Paul Edward, buy land off of the Grangers?

a)

TJ

b)

Stacey

c)

LT

d)

Kaleb Wallace

15.

Who do Mama and Stacey go to visit after Stacey confesses to visiting the Wallace store?

a)

Kaleb Wallace

b)

Papa

c)

One of the Barrys

d)

Mr. Jamison

16.

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

a)

Shouts at him

b)

Flashes her money

c)

Tugs on his sleeve

d)

Raises her hand

17.

What does Big Ma tell Cassie to do in response to the general store clerk yelling at her?

a)

Apologize

b)

Shrug it off

c)

Demand an apology

d)

"Speak with your money"