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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Ch 1-6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A large indefinite number.

a)

Underhanded

b)

Multitude

c)

Accustom

d)

Threadbare

2.

Familiarize either psychologically or physically.

a)

Expansive

b)

Admonish

c)

Accustom

d)

Underhanded

3.

In an uncontrolled manner.

a)

Frantically

b)

Multitude

c)

Underhandedly

d)

Expansive

4.
Mr. Jamison offers to financially back the families boycotting the Wallace store.  This shows he is
a)
foolish
b)
courageous
c)
self-serving
d)
rich
5.

The narrator

a)

T.J.

b)

Stacey

c)

Cassie

d)

Little Man

6.

When the school but passes the Logan children

a)

it picks them up.

b)

the children smile and wave.

c)

it tries to run them off the road.

d)

it gets a flat tire.

7.

The Logans

a)

are sharecroppers.

b)

own their own land.

c)

rent their farmland to other farmers.

d)

are trying to buy more land.

8.

Little Man is upset about the book because

a)

they run out of books before he gets one.

b)

the books are difficult to read.

c)

they are dirty and they have an offensive word in them.

d)

they are too nice to use.

9.

Papa doesn't want the children to go to the Wallace store because

a)

they charge too much for what they are selling.

b)

the Wallaces have never really liked the Logans.

c)

there is drinking there, and the Wallaces may be involved with the burnings.

d)

the sheriff is looking for a reason to arrest people who go there.

10.

When is says the bus looked "like a lopsided billy goat on its knees," it is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

11.

"The dust was forced to surrender to the mastery of the rain" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

12.
How many Logan children are there and what are their names?
a)
5: Cassie, Stacey, Little Man, Christopher-John, Little Wayne
b)
1: Little Man
c)
4: Cassie, Stacey, Christopher-John, Little Man
d)
2: Cassie and Stacey
13.
What does the Logan land symbolize?
a)
freedom
b)
peace
c)
love
d)
family
14.

Who is Jeremy? (Chapter 1)

a)

A black neighbor and friend of the Logan children.

b)

A rich white boy who taunted the Logans.

c)

A black orphan who lived with the Logans.

d)

A shy white boy who liked to walk to school with the Logans.

15.

In what year does this book take place?

a)

1945

b)

1933

c)

1830

d)

1890

16.

Where does this book take place?

a)

North Dakota

b)

Alabama

c)

Mississippi

d)

Tennessee

17.

What does Mama do to the used books?

a)

Reads them

b)

Glues paper to cover the words "Nigras"

c)

Throws them in the garbage

d)

Tells her kids they need to be grateful for the books and read them anyway

18.

Mr. Simms believes whites are superior to blacks because it _____.

a)

makes him feel superior

b)

is a scientific fact

19.

T.J. _____ Stacey's gift from Uncle Hammer.

a)

makes fun of

b)

compliments

20.

Mama has explained that the county does not provide buses for black students.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE