Logan Family
Other Characters
Quotes
Misc.
About the Book
100
Name the four Logan children from oldest to youngest
Who are Stacey, Cassie, Christopher John and Little Man (Clayton Chester)
100
What is Cassie's real reason for acting like a servent for Lillian Jean?

-To gain her trust and plot her revenge

-tells her secrets

100
Who said: "This thing's been coming a long time, baby, and TJ just happened to be the one foolish to trigger it." What does he mean?
Who is Papa? -tension between black and white community set off by Mr. Barnett's death as an excuse
100
a comparison using like or as
simile 
100
Who is the author of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
Who is Mildred D. Taylor
200
Why and how did the Logan's gain revenge against the school bus?

-dig trench -rains -puddle -bus gets stuck

-because terrorize the kids by trying at them and getting them dirty

200
Describe 2 events in which TJ made poor decisions that impacted the Logan family

-cheat notes impact Stacey=fight and get in trouble by Mama -tell on Mama to Wallace's= Mama fired -go to Logan's after robbery -Stacey's coat

200
Who said: "Y'all go ahead and get dirty if y'all wanna...Me, I'm gonna stay clean."
Who is Little Man
200
a comparison not using like or as
metaphor
200
What year does the story take place?
What is 1933
300
Explain how the Logan family got their land and why it is so important to them 

Grangers sold to Yankees during reconstruction

1887 sold them 200 acres

1918 paid off first 2 acres

not many in the black community have land they can call their own- passed down by family

300
How does Mr. Jamison remind Cassie of her father?
He is respectful to Mama and Big Ma and always gives a straight answer
300
Who said: "I'll show y'all how we're gonna stop that bus from splashing us."
Who is Stacey
300
What are 2 threats made against the Avery's for joining the boycott against the Wallace store

- raise cotton %

-chain gang

-kick them off Granger land

300
What state does the story take place?
What is Mississippi
400
Explain what happen when Little Man and Cassie receive their textbooks.  Why does Little Man react the way he does? What is Mama's solution?

-Little Man- anger/tantrum stomps on books -refuses book  -"nigra" with old condition -deserve same quality as white people -Cassie- speaks up for Little Man and turns down book too -Mama glues paper to cover it

400
Describe 2 events that occurred during the trip to Strawberry that opened Cassie's eyes to racism

-set up in back to sell 

- Mr. Barnett helps everyone first

-Lillian Jean/ Mr. Simm's apologize incident

400
Who said: "I'd sell my life for that gun. One of these days I'm gonna have it, too!"
Who is T.J.
400
Why does Stacey help TJ home, even after how he treated Stacey and what he did to Mama?
-feels like he owes friendship -strong bond that Cassie doesn't understand -TJ calls him a "true friend"
400
Who is the narrator of the story?
Who is Cassie
500
Why is it better that Papa started the fire rather than going to try to stop the mob itself?
So no one suspects that he started it and it would stop the lynching of T.J. and the Avery family -distracts -Papa could have been hurt -outnumbered
500
Sequence the events that led to the Berry's burning. Who is responsible for the incident.

- got to drop off Henrietta - gas station on way -accused of flirting with Sallie Ann - Leave with Beacon to drop off Henrietta -cars catch up -ram into vehicle - run out of gas stop @ uncle's - drag out and catch on fire -Wallace's 

500
Who said: "If I ever find out y'all been up there, for any reason, I'm gonna wear y'all out." What does "wear y'all out mean"?
Who is Papa? punish them
500
In the last few chapters, describe how the storm relates to mood and action happening within the novel
dark clouds- bad things coming -thunder-threats and fear talk of bad things -lightning fire spark of conflict -rain release of tension, solves fire
500
What is the REAL reason Mama gets fired?
Mr. Granger is angry she is helping people shop at Vicksburg instead of Wallace store
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