ROTHMC 30 Questions Set
what is the title of the novel. - ✔✔Roll of thunder hear my cry.
what is papa's name - ✔✔David Logan
what time does it take place. - ✔✔1933
Where does it take place? - ✔✔rural Mississippi
who
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ROTHMC 30 Questions Set
what is the title of the novel. - ✔✔Roll of thunder hear my cry.
what is papa's name - ✔✔David Logan
what time does it take place. - ✔✔1933
Where does it take place? - ✔✔rural Mississippi
who is the big plantation owner - ✔✔Mr. Granger
who is the author - ✔✔Mildred D. Taylor
How many Simms brothers are there. - ✔✔4
Who are T.J.'s new friends? - ✔✔R.W. and Melvin
What does the handgun foreshadow? - ✔✔trouble for TJ.
Summarize the problem with Mr. Barnett. - ✔✔He was taking white people before Cassie and
T.J.
Explain the meaning behind these words: "But one day we'll have to pay for it. Believe me," she
said, "one day we'll pay." - ✔✔They might get killed or lynched and burnt and everything.
Who stopped Uncle Hammer from seeing Mr. Simms? - ✔✔big ma
what is the name of big ma's husband. - ✔✔Paul Edward Logan
Who stopped Uncle Hammer from seeing Mr. Simms? - ✔✔He is sneaky, and needs a lot of
attention.
What ulterior motive did T.J. have concerning Mama's book on ancient Egyptians? - ✔✔He
wanted to find the answers to the test.
Why do you suppose Stacey resents Mr. Morrison? - ✔✔He is insulted. He thinks he would be
able to handle any trouble that comes their way.
Summarize what happened in school between T.J. and Stacey. - ✔✔T.J. had a cheat sheet, but
Stacey ended up with by mistake. Stacey did not rat him out, so he had to take the punishment
for it.
How would you have handled the situation if you were Stacey? - ✔✔I would try to find him
walking to school and beat him up.
What did Mr. Morrison explain to Stacey about the fight? - ✔✔That the people at the Wallace's
want to watch them fight for sport.
Why didn't Mr. Morrison tell on the children? - ✔✔He thinks they will admit it themselves.
Why is Big Ma so determined not to sell the land to Mr. Granger? - ✔✔Her husband worked too
hard to get it.
What did Mama use to "punish" the children? Was it effective? Explain. - ✔✔Took them to see
the Barry's. It probably was because they saw the effects of the Wallace's actions.
Who is the narrator of the story? What is the point of view? - ✔✔10 year old cassie is the
narrator with 1st person pov.
Describe the four Logan children and include their ages. - ✔✔Stacey is the oldest and he is 12.
He is a little bossy with his sisters and brothers. Cassie is 10, she is outspoken. Christopher John
is 7 and the quitest of the children. Little Man (Clayton Chester) is the baby at age 6, and he is
very intelligent.
What is unusual about the Logans? - ✔✔They owned their land rather than sharecropping.
Why does Papa work another job? What does he do? - ✔✔They need extra money to pay the
taxes on the land. He works on the railroad.
How do you know that the bus driver is prejudice? - ✔✔He drives past the logans and trying to
splash them with muddy water.
What is the MAIN conflict of the novel? What type is it? - ✔✔Cassie struggles to deal with the
discrimination in her world.
Describe Mr. Morrison - ✔✔he is very large man, yet really gentle. 7,1 height.
Why is Mr. Morrison coming to stay with the Logans? - ✔✔Because he got in a fight and and
lost his job on the railroad.
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