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Chapter 4-What does Mama use to protect her feet in her shoes?

B) Cardboard lining

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This character was upset at the beginning of the novel because he was going to be in his mother's 7th grade class.
Who is Stacey?
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This is the type of conflict between Stacey & T.J. after Mama catches Stacey with the cheat notes.
What is character vs. character?
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This was the result of Cassie & Little Man causing trouble on the first day of school when they received their new books.
What is a whipping from Miss Crocker?
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This is the reason Harlan Granger visited Big Ma.
What is to try and buy his land back from her?
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This character expresses concern for their mother's damaged shoes, reflecting empathy and understanding of financial struggles.

Cassie

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This is what Mr. Berry looked like.

The face had no nose, and the head no hair; the skin was scarred, burned, and the lips were wizened black, like charcoal. As the wheezing sound echoed from the opening that was a mouth....

200

This character treated the children unfairly and did not serve them on time.

Who is Mr. Barnett?

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This is a synonym for conflict.
What is problem?
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Because of this, Stacey was whipped by Mama in front of the whole class.
What is being caught with cheat notes?
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This is why Stacey does not like Mr. Morrison when he first comes to live with them.
What is because he is jealous and feels Mr. Morrison is trying to be the man of the house?
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This family member is portrayed as protective and influential, impacting the family's sense of security.  

Uncle Hammer

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This is the state where Papa worked to earn money to pay the taxes and this is his job there.
What is Louisiana where Papa worked on the railroad?
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This character stopped Uncle Hammer and this is how he did it.

Mama said Mr. Morrison talked all night to Uncle Hammer. Talked him tired and wouldn’t let him go up to the Simmses’.”

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This is an example of character vs. nature conflict in the book.
What is -the Logans vs. the rain? -the Logans vs. the mud from the school bus?
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The Logans do this to get revenge on their daily tormentor. *Give specific details from the story and include who or what the tormentor is in your answer*
What is dig a hole so their tormentor, the bus, will not be able to splash mud on them anymore?
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These are two ways we know students at Great Faith Elementary are not receiving an education equal to students at Jefferson Davis County School.
What are they do not have a bus? they do not have new books? they do not go to school as long?
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What do Cassie's feelings about Mama's shoes reveal about her character and values?

Cassie's feelings about Mama's shoes reveal her empathy and concern for her mother. She feels uncomfortable knowing that Mama's shoes are damaged and wishes they had enough money to fix them or buy new ones, showing her understanding of their financial struggles and her desire for her mother to have better.

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This is what happened while Stacey, T.J. & Cassie were in the mercantile that caused Cassie to touch Mr. Barnett's sleeve.
What is Mr. Barnett waited on white customers before filling their order?
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Uncle Hammer lives in this city.
Where is Chicago?
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In this character vs. character conflict, this person made Cassie apologize for bumping into Lillian Jean on the sidewalk.
Who is Mr. Simms?
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Christopher John had to miss lunch because of this.
What is digging a hole in the road to stop the bus from splashing them?
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This is the reason the students at Great Faith Elementary School only go to school from October - March.
What is because the students must work in the fields to help plant & harvest the crops?
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Chapter 6-What is the significance of Mama's hairdo in the context of the story?

It symbolizes her connection to family traditions

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This is what T.J. was doing inside the Logan's house when he went back for his cap, and this is what he claimed he was doing when the Logan's caught him. *2 part response*

What is T.J. was looking for the test questions & answers, but he claimed he was looking for his cap.

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When Mr. Morrison is introduced in Chapter 2, the author compares him to this.
What is a tree?
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Give two examples of character vs. society conflict in the book.
What is -Mr. Tatum vs. the night men? -Mr. Morrison vs. the two white men he fought? -the Logans vs. the white kids on the bus? -Jeremy Simms vs. the white kids who bully him for being friends with the Logans?
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Because Uncle Hammer has a Packard like Harlan Granger's, he does this.
What is take the right of way on the Soldier's Bridge instead of letting the white people cross first?
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This is the first information T.J. shared with the Logans about the night men.
What is telling them how the night men burned the Berrys?
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Chapter 5-What does Cassie whisper to Stacey about Uncle Hammer?

She thinks he whipped Mr. Simms