GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Who is the author of the story?
Mildred Taylor
What is the setting of the story (time and place)?
Mississippi, 1933
Which two flags were seen in the white children’s school? The emblem on one of these represents which theme?
Mississippi Flag (with the emblem of the confederacy) and American Flag
Two words to describe Papa
Protective, hardworking, Smart, Stern etc.
Name all the Logan Children and their ages
Cassie 9, Christopher John 7, Clayton Chester/Little Man 6 and Stacey 12
From what perspective is the story told? How do you know?
First Person- the narrator is apart of the story or the personal pronouns 'I'
Name any two of the children in the Simms family.
Jeremy, Lillian-Jean, R. W and Melvin
Stacey and T. J
Two words to describe Cassie
Outspoken, naive, obedient etc.
Name the flags ant the whites’ school and say which emblem was on which flag.
The Mississippi flag (with confederate emblem) and the American flag
What great event in history was occurring at the time of this story?
The Great Depression
Name the Wallaces and say which racist activity they participated in.
Kaleb, Thurston and Dewberry-The burning of John Henry Berry, Beacon (John's brother) and Mr. Samuel Berry (his uncle).
Which characters bring out the theme of family relationship?
Any of the Logan family members
Two words to describe Mama
Understanding, brave, loving etc.
State Mr. Morrison’s initials and say why did Papa took him home with him?
A man that worked on the railroad with Papa (who lost his job); to protect the Logans, help out as a farm-hand and to give him a job.
How does the story being set in the south relate to the issues in the text?
South-known through history as racist, and those states in the south were apart of the confederate states that lobbied to have slavery even after its abolition.
How many acres of land did the Logans own and how many acres were still mortgaged?
400 acres, and 200 acres were mortgaged.
Provide an example of how "Importance of Land" was developed as a theme.
Big Ma's stories, Papa explaining how the land is theirs and one day Cassie will understand; Granger trying to buy back the land
Dishonest, manipulative, disloyal etc. plus evidence
Big Ma made her visit to Strawberry to work in the market. What did she sell there?
Butter, milk and eggs
What do the terms sharecropping and boycott mean?
Sharecrop- a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land
Boycott-withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest
What are the names of the white children's school, and the black children's school? To which theme does this relate?
Jefferson Davis County School and Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School-the theme of racism/racial segregation
How was the theme of Revenge highlighted in chapter 3?
The Logan children dug a ditch in which the whites bus would fall and caused it to get stuck. This was to get back at the whites for splashing them with dust and mud.
How could ones describe the nightriders and what other name were they know by in history?
Vicious, heartless etc. ; KKK
Provide two instances of racism evident in chapter 1-5
The bus incident, the Berry's burning, The Barnett's store incident, The Lillian-Jean vs. Cassie incident; the tar and feathering of Sam Tatum...