Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Quizzes

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Quiz 1

1 Mildred Taylor dedicates her book to
her mother, who was the inspiration for Cassie

her father, on whom she based David and Stacey

her grandmother, the real Big Ma

her daughter, for whom the book is a family history
2 How old is Cassie?
11

12

9

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

October

August

November
4 The Logan property is divided from the Granger property by what?
a stream

an oak tree

a large boulder

a dirt road
5 How many acres of land do the Logans own?
40

200

20

400
6 Where does Papa work when he is away from home?
in a coal mine in Memphis

as a farm hand in the Delta

in a steel mill in Pennsylvania

on the railroad in Lousiana
7 What grade does Mama teach?
seventh

first

fifth

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

Simms, Wallace, and Jamison

Granger, Harrison, and Barnett

Wallace, Harrison, and Lanier
9 When Little Man reads the inside cover of his book, what does he do?
flings it on the floor and stomps on it

tosses it in the trash can and runs out of the room

throws it at the teacher and starts to cry

knocks it off his desk and ignores it
10 What accusation led to the Berry's burning?
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

Beacon was accused of stealing from the Barnett Mercantile
11 When the school bus passes them on the road in the rain, the Logan children
wade through puddles

fall into the gully

run into the forest

jump to the muddy banks
12 Immediately after the incident with the bus, Stacey asks his siblings to
wait behind the school the next morning

go to the toolshed at lunchtime

go with him to the Wallace store

meet him at the crossroads after school
13 After the bus gets stuck in the ditch, the driver
tries to repair the motor with the help of the Wallaces

catches the Logan children in the woods

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

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
Cassie and Stacey for breaking the bus

Beacon Berry for molesting a white woman

Sam Tatum for calling Mr. Barnett a liar

TJ for stealing a gun
15 What book does Stacey catch TJ holding in Mama's room?
Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

WEB DuBois's The Negro

Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery
16 How was the glade in the forest on the Logans' land made?
by lumbermen who cut trees down illegally

by logs that Grandpa cut down to build the Logan farmhouse

by a fire set by Papa

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 in a furniture store in Vicksburg

working on the railroad in Memphis

hiding from his former masters in Strawberry
18 When did Paul Edward buy the first Logan-owned land?
1910

1918

1865

1887
19 At Barnett's Mercantile in Strawberry, what does TJ admire?
a Packard

a pearl-handled pistol

a shotgun

a pearl necklace
20 What leads Mr. Barnett to throw Cassie out of his store?
She reminds him to wait on TJ

He accuses her of stealing

He only serves whites in his store

She accuses him of lying
21 What does Lillian Jean do when Cassie bumps into her?
Tells her to get off the sidewalk and pushes her

Falls off the sidewalk and demands an apology

Threatens to get the night men after her

Fakes tears and calls for her father
22 When Cassie tells him about the incident in Strawberry, what does Uncle Hammer do?
Threatens Charlie Simms with his gun

Tells Cassie that sometimes its safer to do what white folks say

Drives around talking with Mr. Morrison

Heeds Mama's pleas and stays in the house all night
23 What does Cassie notice about Mama's shoes as she gets ready for church?
They are heirlooms that used to belong to her own mother

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

They are actually a pair of Papa's old shoes, stuffed with newspaper

There are holes in the soles patched with cardboard
24 What story does Cassie know about the name of Soldiers Road?
Yankee soldiers had marched down the road when attacking the town

Rebel soldiers had marched up the road to protect Strawberry

Rebel soldiers had surrendered on that road after a long battle

Runaway slaves had used the road when joining the Northern army
25 When Mama finds out that Stacey gave TJ his coat, what does she want him to do?
Leave the coat with TJ permanently

Get the coat back when he has grown into it

Pay Uncle Hammer back for the coat

Bring back the coat immediately

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.

Asked by ariadne m #352676

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

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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Who is Cassie Logan?

Cassie is the first-person narrator of the novel. At ten years old, she is the second oldest and the only female child in her family. Cassie is intelligent, outspoken, and self-confident, even when those qualities threaten to get her in trouble...

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