ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY - REVIEW QUESTIONS

(Advance to Chapter # 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12)


Author's Note


CHAPTER 1

1. Identify: Cassie, Stacey, Christopher-John, Little Man, Mama, Big Ma, T.J., Avery, Jeremy, Miss Crocker

2. Where did the Logan family get their land?

3. What did T.J. tell the Logan children about?

4. What happens to the children as they are walking to school?

5. What happened between Little Man and Miss Crocker?

6. How did Mama deal with Miss Crocker's complaint?


CHAPTER 2

1. What kind of work were the Logans doing?

2. Who were the "visitors" that came to the Logans' house?

3. How did Mr. Morrison lose his job?

4. What happened to the Berry family?

5. What did Mr. Logan forbid his children to do?


CHAPTER 3

1. Why was Little Man and the other children angry at the bus?

2. What promise did Stacey make to Little Man?

3. What did the children do during their lunch break?

4. What happened to the bus?

5. Why did Cassie and her brothers have a hard time doing their homework?

6. Why did Mr. Avery come to the Logan house?

7. What did Cassie see when she went outside that night?


CHAPTER 4

1. Why were Cassie and her brothers acting in an unusual way?

2. Why was Stacey whipped by his mother?

3. Where did the Logan children go after school?

4. Who stopped the fight between Stacey and T.J.?

5. Why did Mama Logan take her children to the Berrys'?

6. What did Mama Logan want her neighbors to do?


CHAPTER 5

1. Why did Big Ma take Cassie and her younger brothers to Strawberry?

2. Why did Cassie like Mr. Jamison?

3. What did T.J. like at Mr. Barnett's store?

4. Why did Cassie get angry at Mr. Barnett?

5. What happened between Cassie and Lilian Jean?


CHAPTER 6

1. Why did Stacey and Cassie think that Mr. Ganger was at their house?

2. Why didn't Big Ma want Stacey to tell Uncle Hammer about what had happened in Strawberry?

3. Why did Uncle Hammer stay up all night?

4. What gift did Stacey get from his uncle?

5. What happened when Uncle Hammer was driving his car over the bridge?


CHAPTER 7

1. What happened to Stacey's new coat?

2. On Christmas, what stories did Papa and Mr. Morrison tell?

3. How did the Logans plan to protest against the Wallaces?

4. Why did Jeremy come to the Logans' house?

5. How did Mr. Jamison offer to help the Logans' plan.

6.Why did Mr. Granger come to the Logans' house.


CHAPTER 8


CHAPTER 9


CHAPTER 10


CHAPTER 11


CHAPTER 12