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Roll of Thunder, Hear My CryBy Mildred Taylor
Chapters 1 2

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Chapter 1 2 Vocabulary
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Chapter 1
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Chapter 1 Question 1

• Why was Little Man lagging behind?
• Little Man did not want to get dirt on his
  clothes, so he had to walk gingerly.

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Chapter 1 Question 2

• 2. Why was Stacey in a bad mood?
• Stacey had to be in his mothers class that year.

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Chapter 1 Question 3

• What made Papa need to find work?
• In 1930 the price of their cotton crop dropped,
  so money was short.

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Chapter 1 Question 4

• What happened to the Berrys?
• The Berrys were burned when a white man set fire
  to them.

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Chapter 1 Question 5

• How did T.J. get out of his punishment?
• T.J. Told his mother that Claude went to the
  Wallaces store and that he had to go get Claude.

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Chapter 1 Question 6

• Who was Jeremy?
• Jeremy was shy boy who was beaten by his parents
  for associating with Cassie and her brothers.

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Chapter 1 Question 7

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

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Chapter 1 Question 8

• Why was the prospect of having readers exciting?
• Most of the children had never had books other
  than a Bible before.

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Chapter 1 Question 9

• Why did Cassie and Little Man refuse to take
  their readers?
• In the front of the books, the black students
  were called nigra, and the books were
  handed-down leftovers in very poor condition from
  the white school.

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Chapter 1 Question 10

• How did Mary Logan react to Daisys news about
  the childrens refusal to accept the books?
• Mary Logan understood her children very well and
  politely dismissed Daisys anger.

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Chapter 2
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Chapter 2 Question 1

• Describe Mr. Morrison.
• Mr. Morrison was a tall, formidable man whom Papa
  hired as a farm hand.

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Chapter 2 Question 2

• What did Mr. Morrison tell the Logans about his
  past?
• Mr. Morrison wanted them to know that he had been
  in trouble for beating up a white man.

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Chapter 2 Question 3

• How did the congregation feel about the burnings?
• The congregation was disgusted about the
  burnings. They felt that it was wrong and not
  enough was being done about it.

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Chapter 2 Question 4

• Why didnt Papa want the children to go to the
  Wallaces store?
• People went there to drink and carouse, and the
  children who frequented the place usually ended
  up in trouble. It wasnt wholesome place for
  young people.

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Chapter 1 2 Vocabulary

• __ 1. undaunted
• __ 2. amiably
• __ 3. ridiculed
• __ 4. loitering
• __ 5. indignant
• __ 6. concession
• __ 7. admonished
• __ 8. obvious

• Hanging around with nothing particular to do
• A compromise
• Easy to see or understand
• Made someone the object of scornful laughter
• Not faltering or hesitating
• Feeling anger at something unjust
• Cautioned against warned
• Having pleasant and friendly disposition