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WorksheetsRoll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins
This novel takes place in the _____.
North
South
East
West
The children's father supplements the money they made from growing cotton by working _____.
as a farmer
in a store
on a railroad
What happened to TJ towards the end of the book?
He and the older Simms brothers robbed Mr. Barnett's store.
TJ was beat up for threatening to tell on the Simms brothers.
He watched the Simms brothers hit Mr. Barnett during the robbery.
All of the answers listed are correct.
Who is killed on the night of the robbery?
Mr. Jamison
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Simms
Mr. Barnett
Why is the Avery's house on Mr. Granger's property?
Mr. Granger didn't realize they were living there.
Mr. Granger bought the land from them but lets them stay.
There is a dispute about the property line.
They are sharecroppers on Mr. Granger's land.
True or False: White men and Black men work side by side to put out the fire.
True: they do not want the fire to spread
False: the White men want the fire to spread
The narrator
T.J.
Stacey
Cassie
Little Man
What happened to Mr. Morrison's parents and sister?
They were killed by the night men in a house fire
They moved to Chicago with Uncle Hammer
They are sharecroppers on Mr. Granger's land
They own a store in Vicksburg that the families go to
In Chapter 7, Big Ma signs and gives the land to which individuals?
Mr. and Mrs. Logan
Mr. and Mrs. Granger
Papa and Uncle Hammer
The Wallaces
Who is Mr. Jamison
A banker who takes back the Logan's loan on their home
A sharecropper on the Granger's land
A teacher at Great Faith School
A man who tries to help the Logans and other black families with the boycott of the Wallace's store
What do the other school children do to T.J. after he tells the Wallaces about Mrs. Logan failing him on purpose?
They shunned him. They want nothing to do with him
They all tell Stacey to beat T.J. up
They all forgive T.J. and accept him back in their friend circle
They all tell Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Logan whips T.J.
To help pay off the taxes and mortgage, what does Mr. Logan do?
He sells the land back to Mr. Granger
He goes back to Louisiana to work on the railroad
He goes up to Chicago with Uncle Hammer to work in a factory
He helps Mrs. Logan get her teaching job back.
Why does Mr. Logan want Stacey to go up to Vicksburg with him and Mr. Morrison
Mr. Logan believes Stacey needs to learn how to handle things and be strong
Mr. Morrison can't lift the groceries
Stacey was begging to go
It is important for Stacey to know how to get to Vicksburg
What was Stacey trying to hold onto when Mr. Logan broke his leg?
A shotgun
The crates of groceries
The mule that pulls the wagon
One of the wheels that fell off
"Sometimes a person's gotta fight, but that store ain't the place to be doing it."
Where does Jeremy sleep at night?
In an old shed
In a tree
In a barn
In a spring house
How did the Logan's pay the mortgage?
Hammer sold his car
They sold all their cows
They harvested the cotton
Railroad paid for the mortgage
Does Jeremy want the Logan kids to be his friends?
Yes
No
Just once in awhile
He wants them to get into trouble.
T.J.'s states to Stacey, "Friends gotta trust each other ... ain't nothin' like a true friend" seems hypocritical when...
T.J. stands by Mama's desk
T.J. allows Stacey to take the blame for his cheating
T.J. cheats
Stacey tears up T.J.'s first cheat sheet in order to...
be unkind
prevent temptations
be funny
When Stacey assures Mr. Morrison that he will tell his mother about his trip to the Wallace store, Stacey...
acts foolish
demonstrates his maturity
tries to fool Mr. Morrison
Mr. Granger continues to ask Big Ma...
to sell her land to him
to buy additional land from him
to take on sharecroppers
Uncle Hammer's car is like that of Mr. _____
Granger
Jamison
Mr. Simms believes whites are superior to blacks because it _____.
makes him feel superior
is a scientific fact
Descriptions of clothing reveal the Logans' _____.
lack of material wealth
are a rich family
T.J. _____ Stacey's gift from Uncle Hammer.
makes fun of
compliments
Jeremy attends another school because he is _____.
older
white
a genius
The children who attend the Great Faith School _____.
plan to become ministers
are needed to plant and harvest crops
plan to enter college
The children are surprised to learn that they will be given _____.
books
computers
Bibles
Little Man requests a different text because his is _____.
incomplete
torn
dirty
Miss Crocker does not accept Little Man's behavior because _____.
she thinks he should accept prejudice is a part of life
she believes books should be treated respectfully
she doesn't care
Cassie returns the book _____.
to annoy Miss Crocker
to demonstrate her objection to the inside cover
to waste class time
What offends him the most about the inside cover of the used book is _____.
its age
its condition
its use of the word nigra
The issuance lists in the front of Cassie and Little Man's books show that:
Black students get the best of what the county can afford
Black students are thought of as second-class
Black students get up-tp-date information in their books
Black students work hard and are well awarded
During the time period and setting of this book, black people:
Worked hard in order to gain the respect of white people
Enjoyed economic wealth and a great deal of luxury
Lived in fear of whites and experienced great injustice
Attended excellent schools and advanced through education
The friendship between T.J. and Stacey:
Seems to be fair and equal
Seems unfair with Stacey always giving T.J. a hard time
Seems imbalanced with T.J. always leading Stacey in the wrong direction
Seems honest, open, and truthful
Which set of words best describes Cassie?
bossy, goofy, light-hearted
confident, clever, outspoken, and resilient
fearful, shy, quiet, and calm
weak, withdrawn, and sickly
The Logans want others to shop in Vicksburg because:
It is very affordable
It's the only way they can stand up to the white people
They will make money off of the people who they purchase supplies for
They don't believe the Wallace's store is a good place for kids to hang out
Who is the one white person in this story who supports and tries to protect the Logans?
Mr. Granger
Mr. Simms
Mr. Jamison
Mr. Dewbery
How does Mr. Granger indirectly try to destroy the Logan family?
He uses his power to try and ruin them financially
He uses his connections to cut off their food supply
He uses his relationships to turn their friends against them
He uses his wealth to illegally buy their land and kick them out
This novel was written by:
Christopher Paul Curtis
Mildred D. Taylor
Virginia Hamilton
William H. Armstrong
According to Mama, misinformation about blacks and whites originated _____.
to make life easier for slave owners
by mistake
Who fired Mrs. Logan?
The mayor
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Granger and two other men
Mr. Jamison and Mr. Edward
Who causes the fire?
It is caused by lightning.
It is caused by Mr. Jamison.
It is caused by Papa.
It is caused by Mr. Granger.
What does Cassie cry for at the end of this novel?
The land.
T.J.
T.J. and the land.
Neither T.J. or the land.
What happens to T.J.?
He is lynched on Granger land.
He is taken to the jail.
Stacey rescues him.
He is set on fire by mistake.
Does Jeremy want the Logan kids to be his friends?
Yes
No
Just once in awhile
He wants them to get into trouble.
