Unit One: Roll of Thunder
What is the last name of the family in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry? (Cassie, Little Man, Mama, Papa, Stacy)
Logan
What are the three major historical events that take place during the novel?
The Holocaust, Fidel Castro/Cuba, and the Syrian War
This word is the plural form of the word "mouse".
What is "mice"
What school(s) did Ms. McDonough teach at last year?
Shafer/Snyder
Who wrote the Harry Potter Series?
J.K. Rowling
What profession does Mama have in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
Teacher
What does Isabel trade her trumpet for?
2 jugs of gasoline?
The nouns in the sentence "The mailman, Mr. Joe, was carrying postcards."
What are 'The mailman', 'Mr. Joe', and 'postcards'?
25
Who was the first U.S. President?
George Washington
What challenge to the children face on their way to school, especially when it rains?
The school bus.
What item do Mahmoud's family buy to cross the Mediterranean Sea that turn out not to work?
Life jackets
This word is an antonym of the word promote.
What is demote?
What are Ms. McDonough's cats names? (RIP one of them)
Poppy and Pierogi
What are the primary colors?
red, yellow, blue
What happens to the new coat that Stacy got from Uncle Hammer?
He gives it to TJ.
What is Josef's father's profession at the beginning of the novel?
lawyer
The tense in the sentence "It rained heavily."
What is past?
What is Ms. McDonough's favorite color?
Green
What is the world's longest river?
The Nile
What is the name of the man that Papa brings home to live with the family
Mr. Morrison
What ship does Josef's family board to get to Cuba?
MS St. Louis
These words are used to change, describe, or add more information about a verb in a sentence.
What are adverbs?
What high school did Ms. McDonough go to?
BHS
What is the hottest planet in the solar system?