| Plot |
| #1 |
What does Papa think of the friendship between Jeremy and Stacey? |
Papa is fine with it, for now. That said, he worries that when Jeremy gets older he will be believe he is superior to Stacey |
| #2 |
What is the setting of our novel? |
Mississippi 1933 |
| #3 |
What is T.J.'s fate at the end of the novel? |
T.J. has to go to prison and work on a chain gang |
| #4 |
Who becomes T.J.'s "new friends"? How do they treat him? |
T.J.'s new friends are Jeremy's older brothers: RW and Melvin. They make fun of T.J. |
| #5 |
What happened when T.J. and the Simmses went to the mercantile? |
A gun was stolen. The Barnetts discovered them and the Simmses hit Mr. Barnett. TJ threatened to tell and the Simmses beat TJ up in response |
| Random |
| #1 |
Why does Big Ma park the wagon at the back of the field in Strawberry? How does this relate to Rosa Parks? |
Big Ma parks in the back of the field because it was segregated; whites in front, non-whites in back. Rosa Parks experienced this while riding on a bus |
| #2 |
Explain the following quote: "Everyone knows they did it, and the Wallaces laugh about it, but nothing was ever done" (Tayor 98). |
The Wallaces burned the Berry family alive. The Wallaces made no secret of this. |
| #3 |
Who is W.E.B. DuBois and what is he the founder of? |
W.E.B. DuBois was a civil rights leader from the north. He was the founder of the NAACP |
| #4 |
When is your test? When do you start your final paper? When is the final paper due? |
Thursday, March 6; Friday, March 7; Friday, March 14 |
| #5 |
Explain the following quote: "I cried for TJ and the land" (Tayor 276). |
Cassie is crying for 2 things that are being punished for things beyond their control |
| Nelson Mandela |
| #1 |
What was Nelson Mandela the leader of? |
South Africa |
| #2 |
What happened to Nelson Mandela in the early 1960's? |
Nelson Mandela was thrown in jail as an enemy of the state |
| #3 |
What happened when Nelson Mandela got out of prison? |
Mandela became South Africa's president. Instead of fighting out old battles, Mandela focused his efforts on moving forward, and obtaining peace, rather than looking back for vengence |
| #4 |
What is the name of the segregation policy of South Africa? |
Apartheid |
| #5 |
What American leader can we compare Mandela to? Why? |
We can compare Mandela to MLK because both fought to end segregation in their countries. |
| Emmett Till |
| #1 |
How old was Emmett Till? |
13 (early teens is acceptable) |
| #2 |
Where was Emmett Till from? |
Originally Mississippi, but was raised in Chicago |
| #3 |
What happened to Emmett Till? |
Emmett Till was murdered by older white men that owned a local store |
| #4 |
Why was Emmett Till murdered? |
He whistled at a white lady |
| #5 |
How is Emmett Till's murder related to our novel? |
Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi, which is where our novel takes place. Also, Emmett Till was murdered outside of a store. The Wallace store is a dangerous site in our novel |
