Mississippi in the 1930s
It is the only thing they own that can not be taken away.
gloomy, scary, sad, uneasy
First Person
She wasn't teaching from the book and she destroyed the books by gluing over them.
Stacey and Claude
simile
He was moving quickly, quietly, and stealthily across the yard.
Mr. Simms
Mr. Morrison
onomatopoeia
Blacks vs. Whites, Cassie vs. Lillian Jean, Stacey vs. T.J. , Mr. Morrison vs. the white men
Cassie Logan
to pay the mortgage
Uncle Hammer
sad, unsettling
No matter what people do to you, family is always there and the most important thing.
He fought 2 white men.
simile
She had never been before and she had never experienced that severe of racism before.
personification
dig a trench across the road
Mr. Barnett
The Great Depression
He sold his car.
What mood does the title of the book give?
Who is the narrator of the novel?
Who give Stacey a new coat?
Who owns the mercantile that TJ and the Simmses break into?
What does Uncle Hammer do to pay the loan?
What does Cassie mean when she says: I could see Mr. Morrison clearly, moving silently, like a jungle cat,
What do the children do to get even with the white's school bus?
Who pushed Cassie down in the road?
Why do the Logans value their land so much?
From what point of view is the novel written?
What are the two excuses the school board and Harlan Granger use to fire Mama?
Name two characters that take whippings in TJs place.
What is the mood of the story at the end of the book?
Why didn't Cassie understand what happened to her in Strawberry?
Identify a common theme throughout the book.
the tat-tat of the rain against the tin roof changed to a deafening roar...”
Who does Papa bring in to help protect the family?
During what significant time period in US history does the novel take place?
Identify 3 conflicts in the novel.
“…bus bore down on him spewing clouds of red dust like a huge yellow dragon breathing fire.”
What is the setting of the novel?
its right wheel in the gully, like a lopsided billy goat on its knees
Why was Mr. Morrison fired from the railroad?
Why does Papa work on the railroad in Louisiana?
but eventually the dust was forced to surrender to the mastery of the rain