Setting
Characters
Conflict
Cause & Effect
Potpourri
100
This is the setting of the book.
What is Mississippi in 1933-1934?
100

This character was is repeating 7th grade for a second time.

Who is T.J. avery?

100
This is the type of conflict between Stacey & T.J. after Mama catches Stacey with the cheat notes.
What is character vs. character?
100
This was the result of Cassie & Little Man causing trouble on the first day of school when they received their new books.
What is a whipping from Miss Crocker?
100
This is the reason Harlan Granger visited Big Ma.
What is to try and buy his land back from her?
200
This is where Papa & Mama warned their children not to go or else they would receive a whipping.
What is the Wallace's store?
200

What is the vocabulary word for Stacey's proud, arrogant nature when talking to Cassie about protecting the family.

What is haughty?

200
Give two examples of Mama's maverick qualities?.

Gluing the paper over the offensive page in the textbooks.

Organizing the boycott of the Wallace store.

200

The most embarrassing part of Stacey's punishment following the cheat notes.

Being whipped by Mama in front of the whole class.

200
This is why Stacey does not like Mr. Morrison when he first comes to live with them.
What is because he is jealous and feels Mr. Morrison is trying to be the man of the house?
300

1)This is the state where Papa worked to earn money to pay the taxes and 2) This is his job there.

3) What caused him to have to work this second job?

1) Louisiana

2) Papa worked on the railroad

3) The price of cotton dropped

300

What is Little Man's real name?

Who is Clayton Chester?

300

This is an example of character vs. nature conflict in the book.

What is -the Logans vs. the rain? -the Logans vs. the mud from the school bus?

300

The Logans do this to get revenge on their daily tormentor. *Give specific details from the story on the size of the hole and include what the bus was turned into (figurative comparison of this animal) in your answer*

What is dig a hole a yard wide and a foot deep (12 foot crater after the rain). It was compared to a lopsided billy goat on its knees.

300
These are two ways we know students at Great Faith Elementary are not receiving an education equal to students at Jefferson Davis County School.
What are they do not have a bus? they do not have new books? they do not go to school as long?
400

This is what happened while Stacey, T.J. & Cassie were in the mercantile that caused Cassie to pull at Mr. Barnett's sleeve.

What is Mr. Barnett waited on white customers (and a little white girl) before filling T.J.'s order?

400

Uncle Hammer lives in this city.

Bonus +100 for the state (spelled correctly)

Where is Chicago? Bonus: Illinois

400

In this character vs. character conflict, who called Mr. Barnett (the store owner a liar)? Why?

What was his punishment?

1.) Sam Tatum 2.) He was charged for items that he did not order 3.) he was tarred and feathered

400

Provide an example of something Christopher John said that shows his rule-following nature.

What is not wanting to miss lunch?

400
This is the reason the students at Great Faith Elementary School only go to school from October - March.
What is because the students must work in the fields to help plant & harvest the crops?
500

This is what T.J. was doing inside the Logan's house when he went back for his cap, and this is what he claimed he was doing when the Logan's caught him. *2 part response*

What is T.J. was looking for the test questions & answers, but he claimed he was looking for info about the black Egyptian kings?

500

2 parts - What object is Mr. Morrison compared to in Chapter 2? What distinguishing features does he have that give us insight into his backstory?

A human tree in height

Scars upon his face and neck

500

Mr. Turner talks about the problems of sharecropping. What % is owed to the land owner? What % is charged as risk money for signing for him at the Wallace store?

50% goes to Mr. Montier

10%-15% = risk money

500

Because Uncle Hammer has a Packard like Harlan Granger's, he does this.

What gesture do the Wallaces make initially?

What is take the right of way on the Soldier's Bridge instead of letting the Wallaces cross first?

They tip their caps thinking it is Harlan Granger.

500

What is the sharecropping trap? Why could sharecroppers never own land themselves.

Debts were always greater than profits. They owed money to the store for supplies and risk money to the land owner.

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