Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Who devises (comes up with) the plan to disable the school bus?

• T. J. 

• Cassie

• Stacy

• Stacey

Who was covered with kerosene and set afire by night riders?

• Mr. Avery

• Mr. Barnett

• Mr. Logan

• Mr. Berry

Who hates to be dirty?

• Stacey

• Little Man

• Christopher John

• Cassie

Who is the white lawyer who backs the credit for the black families to buy in Vicksburg?

• Mr. Jamison

• Mr. Berry

• Mr. Granger

• Mr. Avery

Which passage from the last paragraph of the excerpt most directly supports the answer to Question 7?

• “Papa looked down at me and brought me closer…”

• ‘You see that fig tree over yonder, Cassie?’”

• ‘…it belongs in that yard as much as that oak and walnut.'”

• ‘We keep doing what we gotta, and we don’t give up.’”

Which paragraph provides the first reference to the issue troubling Papa and his family?

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 6

• paragraph 9

• paragraph 11

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Which sentence from the following passage best supports the idea that the family is upset by Mr. Avery’s news (paragraphs 24-26)?

• “Mr. Avery cleared his throat nervously.”

• “The porch grew silent.”

• “’Mr. Granger making it hard on us, David.’”

• “’Don’t s’pose though that it makes much difference.’”

Papa’s feelings toward Mr. Avery and Mr. Lanier are best described as .

• disappointment

• anger

• understanding

• relief

Which sentence from the excerpt most strongly supports the answer to Question 5?

• “'These women folks done gone and fixed us a feast.'”

• “'They got no right pulling out!'”

• “'Them men, they doing what they’ve gotta do.'”

• ‘Papa,’ I said, standing to join them, 'we giving up, too?'

Which theme in the text is mainly expressed by the final paragraph?

• People must keep trying so they can succeed.

• Lessons can be learned in the most unusual places.

• Nature creates trees with many different functions.

• Family has the ability to provide security and comfort.