Vocab
a farming system in which farmers give a part of each crop as rent
What is sharecropping?
the narrator
Who is Cassie?
this adult character gets more angry instead of scared with encountering racism
What is teacher?
respectfully
What is reverently?
thin as a result of not having enough to eat
What is emaciated?
this character works out of town to make money to pay the taxes
Who is Papa (Mr. Logan)?
this character had to "grow up" during her trip to Strawberry
Who is Cassie?
the one white child that wants to be friends with the Logans
Who is Jeremy Simms?
sluggishly
What is lanquidly?
with risk or danger
What is precariously?
described as a human tree
Who is Mr. Morrison?
What is the land?
Stacey's "friend" who cheats and lies
Who is T.J?
fake or artificial
What is feigned?
firmly, strongly, or stubbornly
What is adamently?
Who is Stacey?
TJ says he needs this for protection
What is the pearl-handled pistol?
this character explains to Cassie how they got their land and why it is so important
Who is Big Ma?
loud and unpleasant to listen to
maliciously, with bad intent
What is malevolently?
this character shoves Cassie off the sidewalk
Who is Mr. Simms?
this written example of racism upsets Little Man on his first day of school
What is the chart inside the used textbooks?
this character has a quick temper and a nice car
Who is Uncle Hammer?
acting like the boss
What is imperiously?