Characters
Vocabulary
Dialect
Comprehension
Dialogue
100
He keeps his clothes as clean as possible.
Who is Little Man?
100
This vocabulary word means rudely and with few words. The word is an adjective.
What is "Curtly"?
100
This word is slang for "no mam".
What is the word "no'm"?
100
This character rode down to Louisiana on a horse to get his father.
Who is Stacey?
100
"You certainly ain't taught any of your younguns how to behave, Caroline." This quote was said by a charcater in the story.
Who is Mr. Anderson?
200
This character needs medicine in the story but does not have enough money to buy the medicine.
Who is Mama?
200
This word's definition is to walk easily without hurry. The word is a verb.
What is the word "ambled"?
200
This word is slang for the word "don't".
What is the word "ain't"?
200
Papa threatened to do this if the lumbermen did not get out of his forest.
What is blow up the forest?
200
"Go on, Stacey boy,' I whispered. 'Ride for me, too." This quote was said by a character in the story.
Who is Cassie?
300
This character is described as pudgy and ate all the cornbread in the middle of the night.
Who is Christopher-John?
300
This vocabulary word means fussy and extremely careful. This word is an adjective.
What is the word "finicky"?
300
This word is slang for "you all".
What is the word "y'all"?
300
This is the age of Stacey.
What is the age eleven?
300
"One thing you can't seem to understand, Anderson, is that a black man's is always got to be ready to die. And it don't make me any difference if I die today or tomorrow. Just as long as I die right." This quote was said by a character in the story.
Who is Papa?
400
This character was kicked by Lil Man and was the boss of all the lumber men.
Who is Mr. Anderson?
400
This word's definition means narrowly avoiding. This word is a verb.
What is the word "skirting"?
400
This word is slang for the word "mama".
What is the word "ma"?
400
This is what the lumberman put on the trees to mark them.
What is white X's?
400
"Mama said you ain't dressing to meet the president."
Who is Cassie?
500
This man worked down in Louisiana helping build the railroad tracks.
Who is Papa?
500
This word's definition means unbelievingly. This vocabulary word is a adverb.
What is the word "incredulously"?
500
This word is slang for "them".
What is the word "'em"?
500
This is what the children picked from the bushes in the forest.
What is black berries?
500
"Mary, you oughta write David and tell him somebody done opened his letter and stole that ten dollars he sent," This quote was said by a character in the story.
Who is Big Ma?
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