Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Comprehension Questions: Please answer these questions on a separate piece of
paper or on your iPad. Rereading and skimming are GREAT reading strategies-use them
Chapter One:
What effect has the Depression had upon the Logan family?
How is Cassie’s school different from one that the white children will attend?
Why are the calendars of the white and black school different?
What does the “burning” incident reveal about racial attitudes in Sokane
County, Mississippi?
What is the children’s reaction to the school bus that threatens them as they walk
to school?
Why is Jeremy often ridiculed by the other children? Why do you think he
continues to walk with Cassie and her brothers?
Why doesn’t Cassie like her teacher Miss Crocker?
Why is Little Man upset about the schoolbooks? Do you think he should have
refused the book? Why or why not?
Chapters Two and Three:
Why does Papa come home for just one day?
Why does Papa want Mr. Morrison to stay?
Why does Papa tell the children not to go near the Wallace store?
What is Big Ma’s reaction to Little Man’s anger towards the school bus? Why
does you think she reacts this way rather than encouraging and supporting Little
Man’s anger?
What is Stacey’s plan for revenge against the Jefferson Davis school bus? Why
isn’t TJ included in the plan?
Why is Cassie convinced that she and her brothers are responsible for the threat
of the white mob?
