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?