ROTHMC Questions (all Chapters)

ROTHMC Questions (all Chapters) Who is Cassie's older brother. He attends seventh grade, which puts him in the same class his mother teaches. Stacey feels that he must be the man of the house. - ✔✔Stacey who is a stub ...

ROTHMC Questions (all Chapters) Who is Cassie's older brother. He attends seventh grade, which puts him in the same class his mother teaches. Stacey feels that he must be the man of the house. - ✔✔Stacey who is a stubborn girl with firm beliefs about what is right and what is wrong, who she likes and who she doesn't. Sassy - ✔✔Casey Who is A cheerful seven-year-old, is the second youngest of the Logan children. He is timid. - ✔✔Christopher John Who is sometimes the most mature. He is rarely afraid of danger and loves adventure. He dislikes cruelty and lies, very neat - ✔✔little man Who is A rich plantation owner: doesn't like Logan's - ✔✔Harlan Granger Why do you suppose the children's father has to go away and lay track? - ✔✔The money from the farm isn't enough to pay the taxes, mortage and daily needs What is the setting of this story? - ✔✔1933, Mississippi What does the land seem to represent to the father? - ✔✔It means independence; not sharecroppers and security for the family T.J., who is not liked by Cassie, is tolerated by Stacey. What story did T.J. tell his mother about his younger brother Claude that got Claude in trouble? Why? - ✔✔T.J lied to his mom about going to get candy from the Wallace store, and blames his little brother for running to the store. T.J. tells the Logans about "the burning." Who was badly burned? - ✔✔Mr. Berry and his 2 nephews What indignity do the children suffer from the school bus? - ✔✔The school bus almost ran them over Who is a young white child who likes the Logan children, but he has to suffer the other white children's prejudice because of his choice of friends. - ✔✔Jeremy Simms Why is Logans's school only in operation from October to March? - ✔✔The children need to work in the fields during planting and harvesting Why are Little Man and Cassie upset by the books they are given? - ✔✔They are in poor condition, and have a bad term in the books The children's mother, Mrs. Logan (Mama), is also a seventh-grade teacher in the school. What does she do? - ✔✔She pastes a blank piece of paper over the history of the books. Who is a guy that got fired from his job working on the railroad, and he is very strong; protected the logans - ✔✔Mr. Morrison What can you infer is the reason that the father brings Mr. Morrison home? - ✔✔to protect the Logan family when the father cannot be there. Why do the parents want the children to avoid going to the Wallaces' store? - ✔✔The Wallaces drink and smoke a lot, and they are dangerous people As the children walk to school in the mud and rain, why do they continually look over their shoulders? - ✔✔to keep a look out for the school bus What is the implied significance of the fact that Jeremy Simms never rides the school bus, no matter how bad the weather is? - ✔✔to show some kind of solidarity with his black friends. Describe Stacey's plan for getting even with the school bus? - ✔✔they build a deep hole for the bus to run over and crash Why does he wish to make it appear that part of the road has been washed away, rather than dug out? - ✔✔So, they don't assume the kids dug it out Why does Stacey pile rocks where they have dug - ✔✔to mark where the dug the hole; make it look more natural Mr. Avery comes to the Logan house to warn Mr. Morrison that the night riders might be out that night. Who are the night riders, and why may they be out? - ✔✔The night riders are white men who punish black people that have done something to deserve punishment; out looking for someone to punish What is Mr. Morrison doing when th