Characters
Who is the narrator of this story?
Who is Cassie Logan?
The school bus tries to run them off the road, splashes water on them, etc.
"Welcome to our home, Mr. Morrison"
Mama
What school did the children attend?
The Greater Faith Elementary and Secondary School
How does Little Man react when he receives his first book of the school year?
He gets extremely upset because of how used it is, because he was expecting a brand new book.
What are the names of Cassie's siblings?
Stacey, Christopher-John, and Clayton (Little Man)
What does Lillian force Cassie to do when she accidentally bumps into her?
She makes her get on her knees and apologize.
Little man
What town is the market in?
Strawberry
How does Cassie react when they are ignored at the Barnett store?
She gets upset with Mr. Barnett and after waiting almost an hour, she speaks up for herself thinking they were forgotten. When she tugs on his sleeve while he is helping another white girl, Mr. Barnett yells at her.
Who sold their car to help the Logan family with their bills?
Uncle Hammer
Why was TJ arrested?
He was blamed for the the murder of Mr. Barnett when R.W and Melvin were to blame.
"I think you forgot, but you was waiting on us 'fore you was waiting on this girl here, and we been waiting a good while now for you to get back"
Cassie
What store does Tj break into with RW and Melvin?
The Barnett General Store
How does Uncle Hammer react when he finds out what happened between Cassie and Mr. Simms
He storms off upset and threatens to use his own gun.
What is the name of the man that Papa brings onto their land for extra protection while he is away at work?
Who is Mr. Morrison?
Why does Mama lose her job?
The school board visits her class after she began boycotting the Wallace store. When they visit, they see that she altered the textbooks that were given to the class. When she says she altered them because she doesn't agree with them, she is told that she no longer has to teach.
"Shoot, that's what I thought last year. But your mama makes up the hardest examinations she know how"
TJ
What state is this book based in?
How does Mr. Simms react when Cassie won't apologize to Lillian?
He gets very upset and twists Cassie's arm behind her body and forced her to apologize, even though she does not want to.
Who did Cassie befriend to eventually get revenge on?
Lillian
Papa started the fire in the cotton field to take the attention away from TJ being punished.
Mr. Granger
What is the name of the school that the white children attended?
Jefferson Davis County School
How does Uncle Hammer react when he finds our Stacey gave his new jacket away to TJ?
He is extremely disappointed and tells TJ that if he can't be appreciative, he does not deserve the jacket.