Setting
What state does the story take place in?
Mississippi
How do the Logan children get revenge on the Jefferson Davis bus that would always splash them?
They did a trench (hole) for the bus to fall into.
What is Mama and Papa's jobs?
Mama - grade 7 teacher
Papa - works on the railroad and sells their cotton
The Berry's were set on fire because...
Who hit Mr. Barnett on the head with an axe?
RW
What is the difference between Jim Crow Laws and Jim Crow Etiquette?
Jim Crow Laws - laws that are enforced by police
Jim Crow Etiquette - behaviors expected in public
What two things does Cassie do to ensure that Lillian Jean won't tell who beat her up?
1 - only hits her in places that won't show
2 - threatens to tell all of her secrets if she tattles
What does Mama do in order to get others to boycott the Wallace store?
She buys what everyone needs in Vicksburg and Mr. Jamison backs up their credit
Name two of Mr. Jamison's character traits.
He is a white lawyer, he is not racist towards the Logan's, he if friendly and kind to the Logan's, he offers to back credit for black families who can't afford it
What did RW and Melvin do to TJ when TJ threatened to tell people what they did in the Barnett store?
They beat him up and dumped him in the back of their truck.
What Jim Crow Law did Uncle Hammer Break?
When at a bridge, the white drive gets to cross first.
Name 3 reasons Mama got fired.
1 - she pasted over the labels in the books
2 - She was teaching things not in the text book3 - She was boycotting the Wallace store
4 - Saying the information in the textbook was wrongHow do the Wallace's and others get back at the Logan's for taking their business away?
They shoot Papa
Sam Tatum was tarred and feathered because...
He argued with Mr. Barnett about his store bill being incorrect (He was charged for things he didn't receive)
Who stops their car in the middle to the road to stop the mob of men who want to hang TJ? What do they threaten to do to that person?
Mr. Jamison - they would hang him too
What makes Mildred Taylor, the author, biased on the subject of racism in America?
She is black, she experienced segregation in the south, she was the only black child in her class when she was 10, she is the great grand daughter of a slave
What did Uncle Hammer sell to help Papa pay his mortgage in full?
Hi Packard car
How did Papa's leg get broken.
When he was shot, the sound of the gun started the donkey which jolted forward, causing the wagon to roll over Papa's leg and break it
What did TJ say to convince Stacey to give him his jacket that he got as a Christmas present from Uncle Hammer?
That he looked like a fat preacher.
What started the fire that caused the mob of men to work together to put it out?
PAPA!
What was Mildred's motivation for writing this story?
She wanted a story to portray what black people went through and to show dignity in the black characters. She wanted to see a black hero in a book.
Why did Papa get Mr. Morrison to live with his family while he was away?
Why does Stacey not play the flute that Jeremy gave him for Christmas?
After talking to Papa, he realizes that getting something from a white person doesn't mean that they are friends.
Who threatens to put families in the chain gang if they don't pay their debt?
Mr. Granger
Mr. Barnett died from his injuries. They blame TJ for this. What might happen to TJ?
He will be put on the chain gang or lynched (killed)