Characters 1
While in the Barnett Mercantile, what upsets Cassie?
Mr. Barnett is serving White people before T.J. even though T.J. was there first.
How do the children sabotage the school bus?
They dig a hole in the road during a rainstorm, so it gets stuck in the mud.
Which point of view is ROTHMC written in?
First Person POV.
Who is the character who is persnickety about their appearance?
Little Man
What are Mama and Papa's jobs?
Mama is a teacher and Papa is a railroad worker.
When is the ONE time Stacey gets whipped by Mama?
He is caught with T.J.'s cheat sheet during a test.
What makes Little Man so angry on his first day of school?
The dirty, offensive book he was given by Miss Crocker.
What is the setting of ROTHMC?
Mississippi, 1933.
Whose mother is Big Ma?
Papa (David) and Uncle Hammer.
How does Cassiem finally get Lillian Jean to apologize? BE SPECIFIC!
She pulls her hair.
How did the fire start in chapter 12?
Papa started his cotton field on fire.
During what historical era does ROTHMC take place?
The Great Depression
Which literary device does Mildred Taylor use when she describes Mr. Morrison as "a tree of a man?"
Metaphor
How does Harlan Granger make his money?
A land owner to sharecroppers.
What is a sharecropper?
Someone who farms in exchange for a portion of the crop that is harvested.
How did R.W. and Melvin frame T.J. for Mr. Barnett's murder? Give TWO details.
-They wore stocking masks and gloves to hide their skin color
-They gave T.J. the gun they had stolen
-They go to the pool hall to establish an alibi
-They tell the night riders that they saw T.J. running from the store
Who is the person who backs the credit in Vicksburg for the sharecropping families?
Mr. Jamison
Why does Big Ma sign the land over to Uncle Hammer and Papa?
She is afraid they might not get it after she dies.
She wants to make sure it is safe from Harlan Granger.
Why did the students at Great Faith not have a school bus?
The school was too poor to afford a bus.
The county only provided a bus for Jefferson Davis School.
Why did Mr. Morrison come to stay with the Logans?