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And don't forget that everything but the journal is due on Monday!  That includes Vocabulary!

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Week 5--the final Week!

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Week 5 Reading Comprehension Questions

Write the answers to the question on a separate sheet of paper.  Unless noted otherwise, you should write all answers in complete sentences.

Chapter 10

1. Who shot Papa?
2. What injuries did Mr. Morrison do to the men that attacked the Papa, Stacey, and him?
3. When Kaleb Wallace will not move his truck and let Mr. Morrison by with the wagon, what does Mr. Morrison do?
4. Why do you think Jeremy spends so much time in his tree house?
5. What does it mean that the bank “called up the note”?
6. What are some reasons Cassie likes the annual revival meeting?
7. How does Uncle Hammer raise the money to pay the mortgage?
8. Why does Cassie feel sorry for T.J. when comes to the revival meeting?

Chapter 11

9. Who shows up at the Logan’s house at the beginning of Chapter 11?
10. Briefly describe what happened when T.J. and the Simmes go to the Barnett’s store to get the pearl-handled pistol.
11. Who shows up to try to stop the Wallaces from immediately killing T.J.?

Chapter 12

12. Who does Mama think can stop the Wallaces from hurting T.J.?  What reason does Papa give that the person will not stop them?
13. Why do you think Papa starts the fire in his own cotton field?
14. What has happened to T.J. at the end of the book?
15. At the end of the last chapter, why do you think Cassie cries out for T.J., even though she never liked him?

JOURNAL QUESTIONS

1. Complete ONE journal question for Week 5.  Choose one of the journals below to complete.  Remember your journal must be one COMPLETE page (front and back if hand written, skipping lines or double spaced if typed). 
1. Question 1: After you have finished the book, how do you feel about everything that T.J. has done in the book?  What emotions do you feel for him and why?
2. Question 2: If you were in Papa’s position at the end of the book, would have done what he did to save T.J.?  What other options can you think of to help save T.J.?  Explain why you would choose the option you do.

Week 4!

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Week 4 Reading Comprehension Questions

Write the answers to the question on a separate sheet of paper.  Unless noted otherwise, you should write all answers in complete sentences.

Chapter 8

1. Why is Lillian Jean so surprised when Cassie asks if she can carry her books?
2. What is Cassie’s real reason for acting like a servant for Lillian Jean?
3. Why did T.J. want to get Mrs. Logan in trouble?
4. Why won’t Lillian Jean tell about Cassie’s revenge?
5. What do you think is the real reason Kaleb Wallace and Harlan Granger have Mrs. Logan fired?
6. What does T.J. realize at the end of Chapter 8?

Chapter 9

7. What does Stacey realize about Jeremy’s family?
8. How are R.W. and Melvin Simms treating T.J.?  Why?
9. Why does Mr. Avery tell the Logans he can no longer shop in Vicksburg?
10. Who goes to Vicksburg to get the groceries?
11. What happens to Papa on the way back from Vicksburg?
12. Who blames himself for Papa’s “accident”?  Why?
13. What are Christopher-John and Little Man most afraid of when Papa comes home from Vicksburg?

WRITE A SUMMARY OF THE BOOK SINCE CHAPTER 5.

1. Complete ONE journal question for Week 4.  Choose one of the journals below to complete.  Remember your journal must be one COMPLETE page (front and back if hand written, skipping lines or double spaced if typed). 
1. Question 1: Cassie plots her revenge on Lillian Jean for the way she has been treated by her and her family.  Explain her plan and tell whether you think that it is a good plan or not.  What would you have done differently?
2. Question 2: As we near the end of the book, the violence toward the Logan family is continuing to get worse.  What do you predict will happen at the end of the book with the characters?