Characters
Who is the oldest of the Logan children?
Stacey Logan
What is the definition of "the Climax?"
The most suspenseful part
Which themes is this quote an example of?
"I braced myself and swept my arm backward, out of Lillian Jean's Reach. But someone caught it from behind, painfully twisting it, and shoved me off the sidewalk into the road. I landed bottom first on the ground. Mr. Simms glared down at me. 'When my gal Lillian Jean says for you to get yo'self off the sidewalk, you get, you hear?'" (114).
Racism and Injustice
What word means: A loan made to a bank when large purchases such as homes or land or made and is paid over time
Cassie vs. Lillian Jean is what form of conflict?
Person vs. Person
Who is the kind, white attorney who is genuinely trying to help black families?
Wade Jamison
What kind of information does the Exposition provide to the reader?
Background information
Which themes is this quote an example of?
"'Look out there, Cassie girl. All that belongs to you. You ain't never had to live on nobody's place but your own and as long as I live and your family survives, you'll never have to. That's important. You may not understand now, but one day you will. Then you'll see" (7).
Land as Independence
What word means: A legal agreement between a land owner and tenant to rent out a piece of their land in exchange for a portion of their harvest?
Sharecropping
When Cassie is battling racism in her community, what form of conflict is this?
Person vs. Society
Who is hired by Papa to protect the Logan family?
Mr. Morrison
Where is the setting of this novel?
Mississippi during the Great Depression (1933-1934)
Which themes is this quote an example of?
"Through the evening Papa and Uncle Hammer and Big Ma and Mr. Morrison and Mama lent us their memories, acting out their tales with stageworthy skills, imitating the characters in voice, manner, and actions so well that the listeners held their sides with laughter" (147).
Family and Community
What word means: The end of a play/story/novel where all loose ends are tied up?
Denoument
When Stacey blames himself for Papa's broken leg, which form of conflict is this?
Person vs. Self (internal conflict)
Who works in Chicago where he is treated equally and makes a lot of money?
Uncle Hammer
Who are the two main antagonists of the novel?
The Wallace Family and Mr. Granger
Which themes is this quote an example of?
“Baby, we have no choice of what color we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.”
the importance of Equality for Everyone
What word means: The events that occur after the climax that lead to the resolution
Falling Actions
The Lynch Mob fighting the fire during the thunderstorm is what form of conflict?
Person vs. Nature
Who owns the store in Strawberry?
Mr. and Mrs. Barnett
What is the climax of this story?
When the Logan farm catches fire in the storm.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Describe one moment from the novel that demonstrated the theme of "Racism and Injustice."
What word means: The very first conflict to occur
The Initial/Inciting Incident
When Uncle Hammer decides to sell his Silver Packard, what form of conflict is this?
Person vs. Society