"You must go to bed soon," the mother said. "Your
little brother gets addled in his sleep when you ain't
in bed with him."
What is bothered/confused
100
Who shoots Sounder
What is the deputy
100
Name the author of Sounder
Who is William Armstrong
200
What does the Boy want to do more than anything in the world?
What is learn to read
200
How does Mom support the family after the father is arrested
What is doing laundry
200
His nose began to run and itch. The tears ran
down through the cobwebs and dust that covered
his face, making little rivulets.
What is little streams
200
How long is Sounder away from the family recovering in the woods?
What is two months
200
The food that Dad steals
What is ham and pork sausage
300
How does the boy come to own his first book?
What is he finds it in a garbage can
300
How long is the father away
What is 6 years
300
His arms swung in apelike gyrations of glee, and
he held another piece of iron in one hand and
his cap in the other.
What is a circular or spiral motion; rotating
300
When Sounder returns, besides his physical injuries, what can't he do?
What is not bark
300
What is the setting of this book?
What is late 1800's, deep south, sharecropping family, very poor
400
Why does the mother allow the boy to live with the teacher?
What is she sees it as a sign from God
400
What was the father doing when he died?
What is hunting with Sounder
400
The leaves make a poultice that draws out the
poison and heals the wound with a hard brown
scab. That's why creatures head for the swampland
around the big water when the mange hits. Wet
leaves heals better.
What is herbs or medicine applied to the body to heal
400
How many legs can Sounder use after he was shot?
What is three
400
What are some of the basic themes of Sounder?
What is learning to lose, learning to overcome adversity, coming of age
500
What happens to the boy when he becomes an adult?
What is he becomes a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse for Negro children
500
How does the boy feel about his father's death?
He is at peace
500
I have often heard it said that cowardice is the
mother of cruelty, and I have found by experience
that malicious and inhuman animosity and
fierceness are usually accompanied by
weakness. (malicious)
What is spiteful/hateful
500
Why does Sounder die?
What is he loses his will to live after his master dies