Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Quizzes

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Quiz 1

1 Mildred Taylor dedicates her book to
her grandmother, the real Big Ma

her mother, who was the inspiration for Cassie

her daughter, for whom the book is a family history

her father, on whom she based David and Stacey
2 How old is Cassie?
12

9

11

10
3 What month do the Logan children start school?
October

November

August

September
4 The Logan property is divided from the Granger property by what?
a large boulder

an oak tree

a stream

a dirt road
5 How many acres of land do the Logans own?
20

40

400

200
6 Where does Papa work when he is away from home?
in a steel mill in Pennsylvania

in a coal mine in Memphis

on the railroad in Lousiana

as a farm hand in the Delta
7 What grade does Mama teach?
first

fifth

seventh

tenth
8 Students from which three plantations attend Great Faith Elementary?
Granger, Harrison, and Barnett

Wallace, Harrison, and Lanier

Granger, Montier, and Harrison

Simms, Wallace, and Jamison
9 When Little Man reads the inside cover of his book, what does he do?
tosses it in the trash can and runs out of the room

knocks it off his desk and ignores it

flings it on the floor and stomps on it

throws it at the teacher and starts to cry
10 What accusation led to the Berry's burning?
Beacon was accused of stealing from the Barnett Mercantile

John Henry was accused of flirting with a white woman

Samuel was accused of injuring a white man in a fight

John Henry was accused of stealing a watermelon
11 When the school bus passes them on the road in the rain, the Logan children
run into the forest

fall into the gully

jump to the muddy banks

wade through puddles
12 Immediately after the incident with the bus, Stacey asks his siblings to
meet him at the crossroads after school

wait behind the school the next morning

go to the toolshed at lunchtime

go with him to the Wallace store
13 After the bus gets stuck in the ditch, the driver
catches the Logan children in the woods

sends the students home and leaves the bus until the rain stops

tries to repair the motor with the help of the Wallaces

has his passengers push it out of the mud
14 The night men whom Cassie watches pass the Logan house in their cars are after
Sam Tatum for calling Mr. Barnett a liar

Cassie and Stacey for breaking the bus

TJ for stealing a gun

Beacon Berry for molesting a white woman
15 What book does Stacey catch TJ holding in Mama's room?
WEB DuBois's The Negro

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery

Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
16 How was the glade in the forest on the Logans' land made?
by a fire set by Papa

by lumbermen who cut trees down illegally

by logs that Grandpa cut down to build the Logan farmhouse

by the natural beach around the pond
17 When Big Ma met Paul Edward, what was he doing?
tenant-farming land in the Delta

working on the railroad in Memphis

hiding from his former masters in Strawberry

working in a furniture store in Vicksburg
18 When did Paul Edward buy the first Logan-owned land?
1887

1910

1865

1918
19 At Barnett's Mercantile in Strawberry, what does TJ admire?
a shotgun

a pearl necklace

a Packard

a pearl-handled pistol
20 What leads Mr. Barnett to throw Cassie out of his store?
He accuses her of stealing

He only serves whites in his store

She reminds him to wait on TJ

She accuses him of lying
21 What does Lillian Jean do when Cassie bumps into her?
Fakes tears and calls for her father

Threatens to get the night men after her

Tells her to get off the sidewalk and pushes her

Falls off the sidewalk and demands an apology
22 When Cassie tells him about the incident in Strawberry, what does Uncle Hammer do?
Heeds Mama's pleas and stays in the house all night

Drives around talking with Mr. Morrison

Threatens Charlie Simms with his gun

Tells Cassie that sometimes its safer to do what white folks say
23 What does Cassie notice about Mama's shoes as she gets ready for church?
There are holes in the soles patched with cardboard

She is wearing a shiny new pair given to her by Uncle Hammer

They are heirlooms that used to belong to her own mother

They are actually a pair of Papa's old shoes, stuffed with newspaper
24 What story does Cassie know about the name of Soldiers Road?
Rebel soldiers had surrendered on that road after a long battle

Runaway slaves had used the road when joining the Northern army

Yankee soldiers had marched down the road when attacking the town

Rebel soldiers had marched up the road to protect Strawberry
25 When Mama finds out that Stacey gave TJ his coat, what does she want him to do?
Pay Uncle Hammer back for the coat

Get the coat back when he has grown into it

Bring back the coat immediately

Leave the coat with TJ permanently

In chapter 1 What does the “burning” incident reveal about racial attitudes in sokane

The "burning" incident reveals the deep seeded prejudice and racism that permeated Kane County during the period in which the novel is set.

Asked by Leah C #859254

Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/5/2019 1:20 AM

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Why is it important that Cassie and he younger brothers return quickly to alert papa?

so he can alert mama and big mama and the police and mr. Morrison right away.

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Answered by PJ Taylor Duncan #360051 on 3/5/2014 6:25 PM

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what reason does tj give for wanting the pistol

I went back and really looked for a specific reason TJ wanted the pistol. It is made clear that he coveted the gun and that he would do "anything" to get it. TJ, although not a mean boy, would find a pistol "cool" and a worthy...

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Answered by Aslan on 11/13/2011 11:49 PM

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