Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Quizzes

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Quiz 1

1 Mildred Taylor dedicates her book to
her daughter, for whom the book is a family history

her mother, who was the inspiration for Cassie

her father, on whom she based David and Stacey

her grandmother, the real Big Ma
2 How old is Cassie?
9

12

10

11
3 What month do the Logan children start school?
November

September

October

August
4 The Logan property is divided from the Granger property by what?
a large boulder

an oak tree

a dirt road

a stream
5 How many acres of land do the Logans own?
40

400

20

200
6 Where does Papa work when he is away from home?
as a farm hand in the Delta

in a coal mine in Memphis

in a steel mill in Pennsylvania

on the railroad in Lousiana
7 What grade does Mama teach?
first

fifth

tenth

seventh
8 Students from which three plantations attend Great Faith Elementary?
Wallace, Harrison, and Lanier

Granger, Montier, and Harrison

Granger, Harrison, and Barnett

Simms, Wallace, and Jamison
9 When Little Man reads the inside cover of his book, what does he do?
knocks it off his desk and ignores it

flings it on the floor and stomps on it

tosses it in the trash can and runs out of the room

throws it at the teacher and starts to cry
10 What accusation led to the Berry's burning?
John Henry was accused of stealing a watermelon

John Henry was accused of flirting with a white woman

Samuel was accused of injuring a white man in a fight

Beacon was accused of stealing from the Barnett Mercantile
11 When the school bus passes them on the road in the rain, the Logan children
run into the forest

fall into the gully

wade through puddles

jump to the muddy banks
12 Immediately after the incident with the bus, Stacey asks his siblings to
go to the toolshed at lunchtime

go with him to the Wallace store

wait behind the school the next morning

meet him at the crossroads after school
13 After the bus gets stuck in the ditch, the driver
sends the students home and leaves the bus until the rain stops

tries to repair the motor with the help of the Wallaces

has his passengers push it out of the mud

catches the Logan children in the woods
14 The night men whom Cassie watches pass the Logan house in their cars are after
Beacon Berry for molesting a white woman

Sam Tatum for calling Mr. Barnett a liar

TJ for stealing a gun

Cassie and Stacey for breaking the bus
15 What book does Stacey catch TJ holding in Mama's room?
Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery

WEB DuBois's The Negro

Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
16 How was the glade in the forest on the Logans' land made?
by lumbermen who cut trees down illegally

by a fire set by Papa

by the natural beach around the pond

by logs that Grandpa cut down to build the Logan farmhouse
17 When Big Ma met Paul Edward, what was he doing?
working in a furniture store in Vicksburg

working on the railroad in Memphis

tenant-farming land in the Delta

hiding from his former masters in Strawberry
18 When did Paul Edward buy the first Logan-owned land?
1887

1865

1910

1918
19 At Barnett's Mercantile in Strawberry, what does TJ admire?
a pearl necklace

a pearl-handled pistol

a Packard

a shotgun
20 What leads Mr. Barnett to throw Cassie out of his store?
She accuses him of lying

She reminds him to wait on TJ

He only serves whites in his store

He accuses her of stealing
21 What does Lillian Jean do when Cassie bumps into her?
Fakes tears and calls for her father

Threatens to get the night men after her

Falls off the sidewalk and demands an apology

Tells her to get off the sidewalk and pushes her
22 When Cassie tells him about the incident in Strawberry, what does Uncle Hammer do?
Tells Cassie that sometimes its safer to do what white folks say

Drives around talking with Mr. Morrison

Threatens Charlie Simms with his gun

Heeds Mama's pleas and stays in the house all night
23 What does Cassie notice about Mama's shoes as she gets ready for church?
They are actually a pair of Papa's old shoes, stuffed with newspaper

She is wearing a shiny new pair given to her by Uncle Hammer

There are holes in the soles patched with cardboard

They are heirlooms that used to belong to her own mother
24 What story does Cassie know about the name of Soldiers Road?
Yankee soldiers had marched down the road when attacking the town

Runaway slaves had used the road when joining the Northern army

Rebel soldiers had surrendered on that road after a long battle

Rebel soldiers had marched up the road to protect Strawberry
25 When Mama finds out that Stacey gave TJ his coat, what does she want him to do?
Get the coat back when he has grown into it

Pay Uncle Hammer back for the coat

Leave the coat with TJ permanently

Bring back the coat immediately

Cassie is the first-person narrator of the novel. At ten years old, she is the second oldest and the only female child in her family. Cassie is intelligent, outspoken, and self-confident, even when those qualities threaten to get her in trouble...

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Why do you think T.J. said that the gun was needed for protection?

T.J. was trying to justify his actions. In reality, T.J. stole the gun in order to ingratiate himself with the Sims brothers. He sought their friendship and approval. In the end, he did nothing more than commit a crime for two people who cared...

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