Miscellaneous
Vocabulary
Setting
Character
Quotes
100

How many children are in the Logan family?

4 children

100

What does ominous mean?

Threatening, cautious, warning.

100

Where does Papa work?

The railroad

100

Who is the main character in Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry?

Cassie Logan

100
"We Logan's don't have much to do with white folks. You know why? 'Cause white folks mean trouble."
Who is Uncle Hammer?
200

Who is the white neighbor that tries to buy the Logan's land?

Harlan Granger, or Mr. Granger

200

What does incensed mean?

Angry

200

Which store is boycotted by the Logan family?

The Wallace Store

200

What's the name of the 13-year old girl who takes advantage of Cassie, all while Cassie was plotting her revenge?

Lillian Jean

200

"not wanting to believe that Lillian Jean didn't even realize it had been all just a game.

Who is Cassie?

300

Name the Logan children.

Cassie, Stacey, Christopher-John, and Little Man

300

What is a motif?

A repeated pattern, symbol, or theme

300

What is the name of the market where Cassie was embarrassed by Lillian Jean?

Strawberry Market

300

What do Cassie and her siblings call their grandmother?

Big Ma

300
"We ain't never gonna lose this land."
Who is David(Papa)?
400

What did Uncle Hammer give to Stacey for Christmas?

A nice coat

400

What does foreshadow mean?

To hint at what might happen in the future

400

Which store does the Logan family want people to shop at?

Vicksburg

400

This person moves to live with the Logan's and is a very big help, but he's not exactly family.

Mr. Morrison.

400
"Friends gotta trust each other, Stacey, 'cause ain't nothin' like a true friend."
Who is T.J.?
500
How did the Logan children exact revenge on the white children taking the bus to school?

Digging a trench during a rainy day, causing the bus to break down and making the white children walk to school.

500

What is a boycott?

When a group of people protests and refuses to buy something or go somewhere

500

While everyone believes that lightning caused the fire on Logan land, what (or who) actually caused the fire?

Papa

500

Which character works up North, visits from time to time, is very generous, but can also be dangerous?

Uncle Hammer

500
I expect you'd best just forget about teaching altogether...then that away you'll have plenty of time to write your own book."
Who is Mr. Granger?
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