Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Study Guide

1. Mildred Taylor dedicates her book to

• her father, on whom she based David and Stacey
• her grandmother, the real Big Ma
• her mother, who was the inspiration for Cassie
• her daughter, for whom the book is a family history

2. How old is Cassie?

• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12

3. What month do the Logan children start school?

• August
• September
• October
• November

4. The Logan property is divided from the Granger property by what?

• an oak tree
• a dirt road
• a stream
• a large boulder

5. How many acres of land do the Logans own?

• 20
• 40
• 200
• 400

6. Where does Papa work when he is away from home?

• in a coal mine in Memphis
• on the railroad in Lousiana
• as a farm hand in the Delta
• in a steel mill in Pennsylvania

7. What grade does Mama teach?

• seventh
• fifth
• tenth
• first

8. Students from which three plantations attend Great Faith Elementary?

• Wallace, Harrison, and Lanier
• Simms, Wallace, and Jamison
• Granger, Harrison, and Barnett
• Granger, Montier, and Harrison

9. When Little Man reads the inside cover of his book, what does he do?

• flings it on the floor and stomps on it
• throws it at the teacher and starts to cry
• tosses it in the trash can and runs out of the room
• knocks it off his desk and ignores it

10. What accusation led to the Berry's burning?

• John Henry was accused of stealing a watermelon
• Samuel was accused of injuring a white man in a fight
• Beacon was accused of stealing from the Barnett Mercantile
• John Henry was accused of flirting with a white woman