Vocab 1
Define Meticulously
In a way that pays close attention to details
Define Bewildered
very confused
While in the Strawberry store, what makes Cassie so angry?
Mr. Barnett is serving white people before the black people.
How do the children sabotage the school bus?
They dig a ditch for it to fall in
Why does Cassie know that Lillian Jean won't tell that Cassie beat her up?
Cassie will spill all of Lillian Jean's secrets.
crescendo
to increase in sound or intensity
define traipsing
to walk carelessly or without purpose
When is the ONE time Stacey gets whipped by Mama?
He is caught with a cheat sheet in his hand.
What makes Little Man so angry on his first day of school?
The "dirty book."
What was the court ruling that made "Separate but Equal" legal in the US?
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
define dubious
to be doubtful
define persnickety
picky or fussing over small details
Why does Papa start a fire on their land?
To distract the mob from hurting T.J. and his family
What year/decade and state does this story take place?
1933, Mississippi
Why is Great Faith School only open from October to March?
So the children could work in the fields.
Define adamant and admonished
adamant - stubborn or unmoving
admonished - reprimand
define retorted and recoiled
retorted - to respond sharply or wittily
recoiled - the move away in horror or disgust
Why does Mama take the children to see the Berrys?
She wants to show them the kind of people the Wallaces are.
What is a sharecropper?
Someone who rents a portion of land.
Why did the students at Great Faith not have a school bus?
The school was too poor to afford a bus.
Formidable inspires fear or respect and to be resilient is to withstand and bounce back from adversity
How are lethargic and languid similar?
They both are an adjective for having low energy
Why does Big Ma sign the land over to Uncle Hammer and Papa?
She is afraid they might not get it after she dies.
What does Papa use the fig tree to describe?
He uses it to describe how strong, resilient, and important black people are despite others trying to hold them back.
Why does Harlan Granger harass the Logan family?
Because he wants their land