What is something that gets louder and bigger as it continues?
crescendo
100
Miss Keifer ____________ puts her clothes into her closet- she arranges them by color, fabric and patterns.
meticulously
100
His mom is his teacher.Why is Stacey upset about school starting?
His mom is his teacher.
100
What are two things that T.J. does that shows his personality/character?
Cheats on tets, tries to get test answers from Mama's book, talks Stacey into giving him his coat, steals the gun, shoots a white person.
100
Who sets the land on fire and why does he/she do this? What do we see from this event that we have not seen in the book yet?
Papa, and he does it so they won't automatically kill T.J. We see white and blacks working alongside each other as equals.
200
What word means "not buying products or using products from certain people to prove a point."
boycott
200
Don't _____________ your teachers, they do not like being annoyed or irritated!
vex
200
How did the Logan kids hurt the Jefferson Davis school bus?
They dug a ditch that the bus got stuck in.
200
Who gives Stacey his new coat? What does Stacey do with this coat?
Uncle Hammer gives Stacey his new coat. Stacey is made fun of so he gives the coat to T.J. until he will fit into it better.
200
How does Papa get hurt? Give many details. (The group with the most details gets the points.)
Papa is hurt by being shot. He gets shot when he is on the way back from shopping in Vicksburg. The wagon's tire is broken and he gets out of the wagon to fix it.
300
What word means "to act better than someone else"
condescending
300
His failures made him ___________ to those who were successful.
malevolent
300
Papa always tells Cassie that no matter what they will always keep the _________.
land
300
What is Mama's plan to get back at the Wallace's for the burning at the Berry's?
Mama wants people to stop shopping at the Wallace store and start shopping at Vicksburg.
300
How does Uncle Hammer get the money for the mortgage?
He sells his car.
400
What word means "to speak in a way that is proud or snobbish?"
haughtily
400
The flowers were __________, they were still standing up after the thunderstorm has hit.
resilient
400
Why was Little Man so upset about the book his teacher gave him? What did his teacher do about his behavior?
The book was old, dirty and said "negro" in it. The teacher gave Little Man a whipping.
400
While Cassie is supposed to be sleeping she gets out of bed to see where Big Ma is. She slips outside and sees......
The night men pull into her driveway.
400
What does T.J. do that gets him into serious trouble?
T.J. steals the gun from the mercantile and is there when a white person is hurt. He gets the blame for this injury.
500
What word means "to move in a hurry?"
haste
500
Since he was the first person to try it he was considered a __________ by many others in his field.
maverick
500
How did Papa meet Mr. Morrison and why did Mr. Morrison come to stay with the Logan's?.
Papa met Mr. Morrison while he was away working for the railroad. Mr. Morrison came to stay with the Logan's to help protect them since Papa wasn't able to stay home.
500
While in Strawberry at the market, what does Cassie try to tell Big Ma?
That they should move up to a better spot in the market so that they will get more business.
500
Why does R.W. and Melvin act like a friend to T.J.? Why does T.J. believe them? (Inferencing)
R.W. and Melvin are using T.J. T.J. is desperate to fit in so he believes that they truly like him as a friend.