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Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Ch. 1

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Comprehension questions for chapter 1 of the book Roll of Thunde Hear My Cry

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Use the following words to answer numbers 28-32.  You MUST spell them correctly or they will be wrong!!

                                temerity        reverberated     raucous      penchant     noncommittal

Question 28

28.

Her attitude was very ___________so we couldn't come up with a decison.

Question 29

29.

The racoons made quite a _________ during the night when they got into the trash cans.

Question 30

30.

I was shocked that the new kid had the _________ to stand up to the class bully.

Question 31

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The sound of the motorcycle _________ throughout the garage.

Question 32

32.

My brother has a _______________ for climbing on the furniture.

Question 33

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Give three ways in which the black students and white students are treated differently so far in the story.

This novel takes place in the...

West

North

South

None of These

The children's father supplements the money they make from growing cotton by working...

as a farmer

in a store

on the railroad

none of these

T.J. Avery is a troublemaker who is not above allowing his _______, to take the blame for his mistakes.

brother, Claude

sister, Lillian Jean

brother, John

sister, Cassie

T.J. Avery is informed about the latest gossip, incuding the burning of the _____.

Berrys

Staceys

Browns

Grangers

One example of the white's mistreatment of the black children involves

a fire

a car

a bus

a train

Jeremy attends another school because he is ____.

older

white

smart

wealthy

The children who attend the Great Faith School ____.

plan to become ministers

are needed to plant and harvest crops

plan to enter college

none of these

The children are surprised to learn that they will be given _______.

computers

books

bibles

a bus

Little Man requests a different text because his is __________.

incomplete

torn

dirty

old

What offends him the most bout the inside cover of the used book is ________.

its age

its condition

the inside label

the pictures

Miss Crocker does not accept Little Man's behavior because ________.

she thinks he should accept that prejudice is part of life

she believes books should be treated respectfully

she doesn't care

she is afraid the school board will find out

Cassie returns her book to ______.

annoy Miss Crocker

demonstrate her objection to the inside cover

waste time in class

show she doesn't like to read

How many brothers does Cassie have?

4

2

1

3

Where do the Logans live?

Alabama

Georgia

Louisiana

Mississippi

What type of shoes is LIttle Man wearing in Chapter 1?

brown oxfords

brown loafers

sneakers

shiny black dress shoes

How old is Litle Man?

7

5

8

6

When do the Logan children start school?

September

October

July

August

How old is Stacey?

11

10

13

12

How old is Christopher John?

7

8

9

6

How many acres of land do the Logans own?

40

400

75

250

When did Cassie's Grandpa first purchase land?

1902

1892

1887

1874

When did Cassie's Grandpa make a second land purchase?

1918

1934

1921

1894

In what year did the price of cotton drop?

1930

1929

1934

1928

Where does Cassie's Papa work for the railroad?

Alabama

Georgia

Louisiana

Mississippi

When did Jeremy start going to school?

July

September

August

October

How long does it take the Logan children to walk to school?

45 minutes

1 hour

90 minutes

2 hours

How many school buses are there for the white school?

3

4

2

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