Characterization
Always meticulously neat - never allowed dirt or tears or stains to mar anything he owned.
Little Man
What state does Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry take place in?
Mississippi
The sequence of all events in a story
plot
Disagreeably harsh, disorderly
raucous
Who first tells the Logan children about the Berry incident?
T.J. Avery
A short, round boy of seven, he took little interest in troublesome things, preferring to remain on good terms with everyone.
Christopher John
What did the Logan's grow on their land?
Cotton
exposition
Fearful, dreadful
formidable
How do Little Man's clothes get dirty on the way to school?
The bus
His disposition had been irritatingly sour lately. If I hadn't know the cause of it, I could have forgotten very easily that he was at twelve, bigger than I...
Stacey
What was the main occupation of many of the poor families in the area?
Sharecroppers
Character in the story, uses "I"
1st Person POV
With contempt; despising; scornfully
disdainfully
Why does Little Man get upset when he sees the chart on the inside cover of his reading book?
Offensive language & poor condition
She was still considered by many of the older teachers as a disruptive maverick. Her ideas were always a bit too radical and her statements a bit too pointed.
Mama Logan
Who had owned the Logan's land before the Logan's grandpa bought it?
Harlan Granger
A category of literature
genre
With arrogance; urgently
imperiously
Why had Papa gone to work on the railroad?
They needed money for their land mortgage.
The man was a human tree in height...the long trunk of his massive body bulged with muscles and his skin, of the deepest ebony, was scarred upon his face and neck, as if by fire.
L.T. Morrison
What is the period of time in US history between 1929-1939 called?
The Great Depression
The opposing person or force that brings conflict
antagonist
Questionabled
dubious
Where does Papa make the Logan children promise they will never go?
The Wallace Store