Characters
Who is the narrator of our novel?
Cassie Logan
Who died from being burned so badly?
John Henry Berry
Which state does this novel take place in?
Mississippi
What is the meaning of unaccessible?
Unreachable
Who is Cassie's Teacher?
Miss Crocker
Who is meticulously neat?
Little Man
What happened to Sam Tatum?
He was Tarred and Feathered.
What is the name of the white school?
Jefferson Davis County School
What does Precariously mean?
Unsteadily, Insecurity
What happened to the Jefferson Davis Bus?
The Logan children got it stuck in a big hole.
Who is Stacey's Best Friend?
TJ Avery
Describe Cassie's most cruel day.
She first went to Jim Lee's Store with Big Ma and had to wait an hour for service because the clerk kept skipping over her. Then, she got called names and was pushed into the street by Mr. Simms and Lillian Jean.
Describe Cassie Logan's house/land.
Her house sits on 400 acres of land and is full of old furniture and pictures of relatives.
What does Aloof mean?
Cold and distant, Not-friendly
How long does it take the children to get to school?
An hour of walking.
Who walks with the Logans to school each morning?
Jeremy
Why does Mama not want the children going to the Wallace Store?
The Wallaces are not good people, there is smoking and drinking at this store.
What time period does this story take place in?
1930s
What does Reverently mean?
Feelings of deep respect.
Why do some children not have shoes?
They are all living in poverty.
Who is the little girl that disrespects Cassie?
Lillian Jean
Who did Cassie see when she snuck out of her house?
Mr. Morrison with a shotgun, car headlights, and her family's dog, Jason.
Where does Mama take the children instead of punishing them?
The Berry's House
What does triumphantly mean?
Having achieved victory or success.
What is a sharecropper?
Someone who lives on someone else's land and works the land but pays the landowner 50% or more of their profit on crops.