Roll of Thunder, Chapters 1-2

Why was Stacey in a bad mood? (Chapter 1)

• He was repeating 7th grade.

• He didn't like being in charge of walking the younger children to school.

• He hated school because he still couldn't read.

• His mother was going to be his teacher, and he didn't want to be in her class.

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What made Papa need to find work? (Chapter 1)

• He was no longer strong enough to do the farming.

• The price of cotton had dropped, and money was short.

• He wanted to get away from the noise of the children.

• He needed extra money to take the family to visit his brother in Chicago.

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How did T.J. get out of his punishment? (Chapter 1)

• He told his mother he had been studying with Stacey.

• He cried and promised he would be better from now on.

• He told his mother that he had gone to the Wallaces' store to get his brother Claude.

• He talked to his father into taking his side against his mother.

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Who is Jeremy? (Chapter 1)

• A black neighbor and friend of the Logan children.

• A rich white boy who taunted the Logans.

• A black orphan who lived with the Logans.

• A shy white boy who liked to walk to school with the Logans.

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Which of these statements describes Cassie? (Chapter 1)

• She is a fourth grade student who despises dressing up and sticks up for her own rights.

• She is a 7th grade student who is very belligerent and is in constant conflict with her parents and teachers.

• She is a 3rd grade student who is very shy and rarely speaks to anyone.

• She is a first grade student who is bright and learned to read at an early age.

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What was new and exciting about this school year? (Chapter 1)

• The black students would go to school as long as the white students.

• This was the first year the black students had books other than the Bible.

• The black and white students would be going to the same school.

• The black students would have their own bus.

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How did Mary Logan react to Daisy's news about the children's refusal to accept the books? (Chapter 1)

• She beat them both for being disrespectful to a teacher.

• She yelled at Daisy for daring to hit her children.

• She politely dismissed Daisy's anger because she understood her children.

• She cried and begged Daisy not to tell the principal.

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Describe Mr. Morrison. (Chapter 2)

• He was short, nervous man.

• He was tall and intellectual.

• He was of average height and rather heavy.

• He was tall and formidable.

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What did Mr. Morrison tell the Logan's about his past? (Chapter 2)

• He had never went to school.

• He had been fired from his last job for beating up a bunch of white men.

• His wife and children left him and went to New York.

• He used to be a drunkard, but now he had stopped drinking.

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How did the congregation feel about the burnings? (Chapter 2)

• They were glad. They thought the people got what they deserved.

• They were upset but felt the law was taking care of things properly.

• THey were angry and made a plan to attack the whites.

• They were digusted and felt that not enough was being done about it.

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