Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Study Guide Packet 2011
Identify the following people and places. Write as much as you can about each character.
Cassie Logan ______
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Mama (Mary Logan) ______
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Big Ma (Caroline) ______
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Papa (David) ______
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Little Man ______
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Stacey ______
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Christopher-John ______
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Uncle Hammer ______
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Mr. Morrison ______
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T.J. Avery ______
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Mr. Harlan Granger ______
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Mr. Jamison ______
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Jeremy ______
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Kaleb Wallace ______
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Lillian Jean ______
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Mary Lou Wellover ______
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Miss Daisy Crocker ______
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Mr. Berry ______
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Mr. Barnett ______
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PLACES
Jefferson County ______
School ______
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Great Faith ______
Elementary ______
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Granger Land ______
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Montier Plantation ______
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Strawberry ______
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Vicksburg ______
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Define the following words using 2-Column Note format.
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1. meticulously
2. mar
3. adamantly
4. precariously
5. haughtily
6. sullen
7. sauntered
8. gully
9. indignant
10. splintered
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Study Guide Questions
Chapter 1
1. What is the setting for this novel?
2. What is the point of view? Who is the narrator?
3. What is special about the Logan family? What makes the Logan family
different from the other black families in the county?
4. What happened to Mr. Berry?
5. Explain how you know that T.J. Avery is not to be trusted.
6. Compare and contrast Great Faith Elementary and Jefferson Davis
County Schools.
7. How come the children who live on the Montier Plantation leave school
after four years?
8. Why do Little Man and Cassie refuse their books from Ms. Crocker?
9. How does Mama react when Miss Crocker explains what has taken place in her classroom?
Chapter 2
1. What crop do the Logans grow?
2. Who came home? Who did he bring with him?
3. Why was Mr. Morrison fired?
4. Why did Mama say “… we’re glad to have you here . . . especially now”?
Chapter 3
1. Who meets the Logan children at the crossroads but doesn’t take the bus for white children?
2. What do the Logan children do at lunch? Why are they doing this?
3. Why does Cassie feel the Night Men are “riding”?
Chapter 4
1. Why is Mr. Sam Tatum tarred and feathered?
2. Why is TJ running from Stacey?
3. Why does Mr. Granger visit Big Ma?
4. What is known as "the Caroline?"
5. Why does Mama bring the children to the Berry’s?
Chapter 5
1. Who does Big Ma take to Strawberry?
2. Why is Big Ma’s wagon in the rear of the line?
3. Why does Cassie like Mr. Jamison?
4. Why had the day in Strawberry been awful for Cassie?
Chapter 6
1. Why is Cassie upset with Big Ma?
2. Who surprises the Logans with a visit?
3. How does Mama explain Mr. Simms’ treatment of black people to Cassie?
4. How does Mama explain respect to Cassie?
5. Why does TJ make fun of Stacey?
6. What happens when the family is riding in Uncle Hammer's car that
makes them feel the other car thinks that Hammer is Mr. Granger?
7. What literary technique is used when Mama speaks the following lines:
“But one day we’ll have to pay for it. Believe me, “she said, “one day we’ll pay.”
Chapter 7
1. What happens to Stacey's new coat?
2. What lesson does Stacey learn about himself after Uncle Hammer talks to him about the coat?
3. What happened to Mr. Morrison's family?
4. What literary technique is used to tell the story of Mr. Morrison’s past?
5. Who unexpectedly visits the Logans on Christmas?
6. Who volunteers to give credit to the families who choose to shop in Vicksburg?
Chapter 8
1. How has Cassie gained Lillian Jean's trust?
2. What does Cassie do to Lillian Jean? Why?
3. What does Papa tell Cassie about respect?
4. What happens when Mr. Granger and Kaleb Wallace visit the school?
5. What has T.J. done to cause the problem?
Chapter 9
1. Why doesn't Papa immediately return to work on the railroad?
2. Why do Mr. Avery and Mr. Lanier stop shopping in Vicksburg?
3. Explain how Papa uses the small fig tree in the yard to explain an important lesson to Cassie. What is he explaining?
4. What happens to Papa, Mr. Morrison and Stacey on their trip to Strawberry?
Chapter 10
1. What happens when Kaleb Wallace faces Mr. Morrison?
2. What happens when Mama attempts to pay the mortgage at the bank?
Chapter 11
1. Where does the title Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry come from?
2. What has happened to T.J. because of his new friends?
3. Who does T.J. go to for help?
Chapter 12
1. How does Papa outsmart the white men?
2. What happens that makes everyone forget about the color of a man's skin and begin to work together?
3. What is going to happen to TJ?
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