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WorksheetsRoll of Thunder Hear My Cry Chapters 1 - 3
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 40mins
Why was Stacey in a bad mood while walking to school the very first day?
He was repeating 7th grade.
He didnt like beingin charge of walking the younger children to school.
He hated school because he still couldn't read.
His mother was going to be his teacher, and he didn't want to be in her class.
What made Papa need to find work? (Chapter 1)
He was no longer strong enough to do the farming.
The price of cotton had dropped, and money was short.
He wanted to get away from the noise of the children.
He needed extra money to take the family to visit his brother in Chicago.
What happened to the Berrys? (Chapter 1)
They were burned when white men set fire to them.
They lost most of their crops to insects.
They drowned while trying to cross the river.
The owner of their land evicted them.
How did T.J. get out of his punishment? (Chapter 1)
He told his mother he had been studying with Stacey.
He cried and promised he would be better from now on.
He told his mother that he had gone to the Wallaces' store to get his brother Claude.
He talked to his father into taking his side against his mother.
Who is Jeremy? (Chapter 1)
A black neighbor and friend of the Logan children.
A rich white boy who taunted the Logans.
A black orphan who lived with the Logans.
A shy white boy who liked to walk to school with the Logans.
Which of these statements describes Cassie? (Chapter 1)
She is a fourth grade student who despises dressing up and sticks up for her own rights.
She is a 7th grade student who is very belligerent and is in constant conflict with her [arents and teachers.
She is a 5th grade student who is very shy and rarely speaks to anyone.
She is a first grade student who is bright and learned to read at an early age.
What was new and exciting about this school year? (Chapter 1)
The black students would go to school as long as the white students.
This was the first year the black students had books.
The black and white students would be going to the same school.
The black students would have their own bus.
Why did Cassie and Little Man refuse to take their readers? (Chapter 1)
In the front of the books, the black students were called "nigra." THe books were handed down from the white school and were in poor condition.
The had seen dead bugs in the readers and were afraid to find more.
They were embarressed to admit they couldnt read.
They were afraid Big Ma would whip them for reading anything but the Bible.
Describe Mr. Morrison. (Chapter 2)
He was short, nervous man.
He was tall and intellectual.
He was of average height and rather heavy.
He was tall and formidable.
Why did Papa hire Mr. Morrison? (Chapter 2)
He felt sorry for him.
He want him to tutor his children.
He wanted him to build an extra room on the house.
To help farm the land while Papa was gone.
What did Mr. Morrison tell the Logan's about his past? (Chapter 2)
He had never went to school.
He had been fired from his last job for beating up a bunch of white men.
His wife and children left him and went to New York.
He used to be a drunkard, but now he had stopped drinking.
How did the congregation feel about the burnings? (Chapter 2)
They were glad. They thought the people got what they deserved.
They were upset but felt the law was taking care of things properly.
They were angry and made a plan to attack the whites.
They were digusted and felt that not enough was being done about it.
“‘Well, since y’all don’t seem to know nothin’,’ [he] said, in his usual sickening way of nursing a tidbit of information to death, ‘maybe I ought not tell y’all. It might hurt y’all’s little ears.’” (p. 9)
Who is talking?
Mr. Morrison
Claude
Jeremy
T.J.
“He was often ridiculed by the other children and had shown up more than once with wide red welts on his arms which…were the result of his associating with us. Still [he] continued to meet us.” (Pg. 14)
Who is being talked about here?
Mr. Morrison
Claude
Jeremy
T.J.
“But [he] only smiled in that sickly way of his and I knew that he had. He was more afraid of T. J. than of his mother.” (Pg. 12)
Who is she talking about?
Mr. Morrison
Claude
Jeremy
T.J.
"The man was a human tree in height, towering high above Papa's 6 feet 2 inches. The long trunk of his massive body bulged with muscles..." p34
Who is being talked about here?
Mr. Morrison
Claude
T.J.
Jeremy
What is Little Man most concerned about while he is walking to school on the first day?
getting to school on time
keeping his clothes neat and clean
keeping up with his sister
looking for the school bus that would drive past him
When Cassie says "The Great Faith Elementary School....was a dismal end to an hour's journey" what does she want the reader to know?
the school does not look very nice
they usually don't take so long to walk to school
they were all very dirty when they arrived to school
After school, Miss Crocker tells Cassie's mom that she and Little Man did not want their books. How does Cassie's mom feel about that?
she is extremely angry with her children
she agrees with her children that the books are unacceptable
she yelled at Miss Crocker for punishing them
she thinks their school has plenty of other quality supplies
Why did the white men first start messing with John Henry Berry?
that gas station was only for white people
they had been fighting with John for a long time
they thought he was going to attack them
they heard that John had been flirting with a white woman
After John was killed, Henrietta told the sheriff what happened. What did the sheriff do?
he told Henrietta she was a liar and she should go home
he immediately arrested the men who killed John
he looked for the people who killed John, but could not find them
he acted like he was listening to Henrietta, but then did nothing
Why does Stacey say they should be hidden when the bus comes after digging the ditch?
they do not want to get dirty from mud splashing onto them
they do not have time to wait around for the bus
they do not want the bus driver to know that they dug the ditch
they do not want to see Jeremy on the way home
Why are Cassie and her brothers so worried when they hear about the night men?
they are afraid of getting in trouble for listening to the adult conversation and not going straight to bed
they are afraid of getting sick because it is so cold at night
they are afraid of Mr. Avery
they are afraid that white men know they dug the ditch and will hurt their family
Why was Cassie so scared when she saw the cars in her driveway at night?
Cassie's mother would be ale to see her out of bed and punish her
the white men would wake everyone up
the white man would do something bad to her family
the car would get stuck in the mud at her house
When the school but passes the Logan children
it picks them up.
the children smile and wave.
it tries to run them off the road.
it gets a flat tire.
The Logans
are sharecroppers.
own their own land.
rent their farmland to other farmers.
are trying to buy more land.
The children are surprised they're getting books because
they have never had books in school before.
they have been told they couldn't have books.
they couldn't pay for the books.
they couldn't read.
Little Man is upset about the book because
they run out of books before he gets one.
the books are difficult to read.
they are dirty and they have an offensive word in them.
they are too nice to use.
Papa doesn't want the children to go to the Wallace store because
they charge too much for what they are selling.
the Wallaces have never really liked the Logans.
there is drinking there, and the Wallaces may be involved with the burnings.
the sheriff is looking for a reason to arrest people who go there.
Stacey
plans another way to go to school to avoid the bus.
plans to let the air out of the bus tires.
plans to dig a trench across the road that will damage the bus.
plans to throw rocks at the bus as it drives by.
knell
a sound made by a bell
a large channel in soil that carries runoff water
a rebellious person
echoed
in a friendly manner
gully
a sound made by a bell
a large channel in soil that carries runoff water
a rebellious person
echoed
in a friendly manner
maverick
a sound made by a bell
a large channel in soil that carries runoff water
a rebellious person
echoed
in a friendly manner
reverberated
a sound made by a bell
a large channel in soil that carries runoff water
a rebellious person
echoed
in a friendly manner
amiably
a sound made by a bell
a large channel in soil that carries runoff water
a rebellious person
echoed
in a friendly manner
chiffonier
tall chest of drawers
heavy duty cloth
unpleasantly loud
unsteadily, insecure
unnaturally thin
chignon
roll of the hair (bun)
arrogantly
lean and muscular
forgetful, unaware
extremely concerned with details
chrome
a metallic trim
a group of travelers
rashness, boldness
farmers work land owned by someone else
in a light and carefree way
caravan
a metallic trim
a group of travelers
rashness, boldness
farmers work land owned by someone else
in a light and carefree way
sharecropping
a metallic trim
a group of travelers
rashness, boldness
farmers work land owned by someone else
in a light and carefree way
jauntily
a metallic trim
a group of travelers
rashness, boldness
farmers work land owned by someone else
in a light and carefree way
imperiously
roll of the hair (bun)
arrogantly
lean and muscular
forgetful, unaware
extremely concerned with details
sinewy
roll of the hair (bun)
arrogantly
lean and muscular
forgetful, unaware
extremely concerned with details
oblivious
roll of the hair (bun)
arrogantly
lean and muscular
forgetful, unaware
extremely concerned with details
meticulous
roll of the hair (bun)
arrogantly
lean and muscular
forgetful, unaware
extremely concerned with details
tarpaulin
tall chest of drawers
heavy duty cloth
unpleasantly loud
unsteadily, insecure
unnaturally thin
raucous
tall chest of drawers
heavy duty cloth
unpleasantly loud
unsteadily, insecure
unnaturally thin
precariously
tall chest of drawers
heavy duty cloth
unpleasantly loud
unsteadily, insecure
unnaturally thin
emaciated
tall chest of drawers
heavy duty cloth
unpleasantly loud
unsteadily, insecure
unnaturally thin
