Characters
Sequence of Events
Setting
Literary Terms
Random (from 7-12)
100
Hates to be dirty.
Who is Clayton Chester A.K.A Little Man?
100
Why Cassie stands up for Little Man on the first day of school.
What is there is a derogatory term written in the old textbook?
100
Where TJ spilled the beans about Ms. Logan, getting her fired.
What is the Wallace store?
100
"Shoes that shone like midnight" is an example of this literary term.
What is a simile?
100
Why Stacy feels guilty about Papa's broken leg.
What is because he let go of Jack and then the wagon ran over his leg?
200
Owned the Logan land prior to Reconstruction.
Who is Harlan Granger?
200
A moment in Chapter 8 where Cassie applies what Papa had taught her about knowing her place in life.
What is when she assists Lillian Jean with her books?
200
A beat up old school for African-American children, hours and hours away from many students.
What is Great Faith Elementary School?
200
When Mr. Jamison said "going against the grain of Harlan Granger" he used this literary term.
What is an idiom?
200
The reason why the crowd at the Avery house was distracted by Harlan Granger.
What is because Papa set a large fire that could have destroyed everyone's land?
300
The murderer(s) of Mr. Barnett.
Who are R.W. and Melvin Simms?
300
When Little Man is first exposed to racism.
What is when the Jefferson Davis school bus spattered the Logan children with mud?
300
Where David Logan sought out work during hard times.
What is the railroad in Louisiana?
300
"A deafening roar that sounded as if thousands of giant rocks were being hurled against the earth" is an example of this literary term.
What is a simile?
300
Why R.W. and Melvin Simms hang out with TJ according to mama.
What is so they can use him and secretly make fun of him?
400
Covered with kerosene and set afire.
Who is Mr. Berry?
400
Why Cassie is Lillian Jean's slave for a month.
What is so she can gain her trust, beat her up, and blackmail her?
400
Where Stacy attacks TJ after being informed that he told on Mama.
What is the Avery house?
400
"Then it (the bus) sputtered a last murmuring protest and died" is an example of this literary term.
What is personification?
400
How Melvin and R.W. tricked the Barnett's and the other angry white men.
What is by putting stockings and gloves on to make them look as if they had darker skin?
500
A local white lawyer who's forefathers obtained Harlan Granger's land during the reconstruction.
Who is Mr. Jamison?
500
Why Stacy feels guilty about the "nightmen" coming to the Logan house.
What is the result of planning a prank against the Jefferson Davis School bus?
500
The store where many black families were getting credit to spite Harlan Granger and the Wallace's establishment.
What is Tate's in Vicksburg?
500
"The tat-tat of rain" is an example of this literary term.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
A theme apparent in the book "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry."
What is (many possible answers ex. "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" or "when the going gets tough, the tough get going") ?
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