Ch. 11 "Roll of Thunder" Comprehension Check

Why does Mr. Morrison keep watch every night since Papa's injury? (pg. 180)

• To keep a look out for the Wallaces.

• He has so much on his mind that he can't sleep.

• He wants to wait for Uncle Hammer to come.

• He is making sure that Stacey doesn't escape and try to get revenge.

Why did RW and Melvin beat T.J. so badly that he needs Stacey's help to make it home? (pg. 182)

• T.J. attacked Melvin first.

• T.J. stole RW's watch.

• T.J. was too scared to steal the pearl handled pistol.

• T.J. threatened to tell what R.W and Melvin did to the Barnetts.

What did the Simmses say they would do if they got caught stealing the pearl handled pistol?

• They would run as fast as they can.

• They will attack the Barnetts to make sure they get the pistol.

• They will say they needed it now and planned to pay on Monday.

• They would hide.

What is the best explanation for why RW and Melvin wore stockings over their heads, but didn't give T.J. one?

• They planned to set him up all along, so they hid their identities with dark stockings to appear black.

• They thought T.J. wouldn't need one because Mr. Barnett wouldn't remember him.

• T.J. didn't like wearing his because it was hard to breathe.

• T.J. was so upset about the revival that he forgot his.

What were R.W. and Melvin really after in Barnett's Mercantile? (183)

• The pearl handled pistol for T.J.

• The cash box for the store.

• Mr. Barnett

• Farming equipment.

What happens at the Avery house as soon as the Logans drop T.J. off? (186)

• T.J.'s father comes out of the house and tells him he's putting him out.

• T.J. sneaks inside and goes to bed. Nothing happens.

• Cars begin to pour into the Avery yard and a mob of men including the Wallaces and Simmses yell for T.J., calling him a thief.

• Mr. Morrison shows up in the cart with Papa and they insist on going inside to talk over what happened with Mr. Avery. Mr. Morrison heard the whole conversation from the porch.

What do the white men use as evidence to prove T.J.'s guilt? (187)

• The pearl handled pistol from Barnett's Mercantile.

• A bloody shirt.

• The Simmses shoved one of their masks in T.J.'s pocket.

• Traces of flour on his clothes from a spilled container found at Barnett's Mercantile.

Who eventually comes to try to stop the mob from lynching T.J. right in his front yard?

• Mr. Granger

• Mr. Morrison

• Mr. Jamison

• Papa

What makes the mob decide to try to take T.J. somewhere else to lynch him?

• The sheriff threatened to arrest them all .

• The sheriff tells them that Harlan Granger won't stand for a hanging on his land and will hold them all responsible.

• They really respect Mr. Jamison.

• They decide not to traumatize T.J.'s young siblings.

Who are two other men that the mob thinks about going after while they have T.J.? (189-190)

• Mr. Lanier and Mr. Turner

• Mr. Jamison and Mr. Granger

• Stacey and Moe Turner

• Papa and Mr. Morrison