64 pages 2 hours read

Mildred D. Taylor

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1976

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Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-3   

Reading Check

1. Who owns the land that the sharecroppers work on?

2. What does Little Man refuse to accept from his teacher?  

3. Who arrives at the Logan home to be a hired hand?

4. Whose idea is it to dig a ditch in the road?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why do the Logan children start the school year in October?  

2. What happened to three men in the family, and what does David tell the children not to do as a result?  

3. What happens to the children when the Jefferson Davis school bus passes them on the way to school in late October, and how does Little Man respond?  

4. Who arrives at the Logan house late at night and how does this arrival affect the family?

CHAPTERS 4-6

Reading Check

1. Whom do the Logans suspect of stealing test answers from Mary?

2. To what Mississippi town does the family travel to sell butter, milk, and eggs?

3. Who drives the children to church in his Packard?

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