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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
What are some examples of figurative language in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
There are many examples of figurative language in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Idioms are a type of figurative language and are expressions that are not meant to be taken literally. Some examples...
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What was the cause of John Henry Berry's death in Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry?
John Henry Berry was set afire by drunken white men, and died of his injuries. John Henry Berry was the owner of an old Model-T pickup, and had stopped for gas at a filling station in Strawberry....
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In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, what does Mr. Morrison do when Kaleb Wallace will not move his truck to let him by...
Mr. Morrison and the Logan children are riding the wagon on their way home from delivering a planter to the Wiggins family when they encounter Kaleb Wallace, who drives his truck across the road to...
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What happens to T. J. in Rolling Thunder, Hear My Cry?
In contrast to the Logan children, T. J. Avery lacks integrity and loyalty; he is capricious, spending time with the Logans, but reporting Mrs. Logan as responsible for the boycott against the...
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In Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, did the children of Great Faith Elementary receive an education equal to those of...
The education that the children of Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School receive is in no way equal to the education that the children of Jefferson Davis County School receive. In the Jim...
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What is a conflict in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
A conflict is Harlan Granger’s dispute with the Logan’s over their land. A conflict is a struggle between opposing forces. Since this story takes place during the Great Depression in the Deep...
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Who is Mr. Morrison in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?"
Mr. Morrison is a large man that David Logan hires to help out on his farm while he is away working on the railroad. As David tells it, Mr. Morrison has lost his job on the railroad. But Mr....
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Who were the night men in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
The night men in Mildred Taylor's novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, were presumably white vigilantes bent on spreading terror to the local black families that lived in the area. Early in the...
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What happened to Mr. Morrison's family on Christmas when he was only six years old in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?...
Mr. Morrison's family was wiped out one Christmas when he was only six years old. The year was 1876, and times were hard. The Morrison family lived in a shantytown outside the city of Shreveport....
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Why does Cassie become so angry at Mr. Barnett in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
Cassie became angry and Mr. Barnett because he waited on her after all the white people. Mr. Barnett is the shopkeeper in Strawberry. Cassie really likes the store when she goes into it. The...
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How does Cassie get revenge on Lillian Jean Simms in "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry"? Chapter 8
Lillian Jean Simms truly believes that as a white girl, she is superior to "her little colored friend". Cassie, outraged at being treated literally like a slave, feigns subservient...
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What is the rising action in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
There are many theories of dramatic structure that include "rising action." For the sake of this answer, I will use Freytag's Pyramid, specifically, to analyze the plot of this story. In Freytag's...
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What does Stacey do with the coat that Hammer gave her in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
Stacey gave the coat away to T.J. In Chapter 7, we discover why Stacey isn't wearing the coat that Uncle Hammer gave to him: T.J. has it in his possession. Essentially, Stacey gave the coat to T.J....
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Who were the night riders and what were they doing?
The reference to “night riders” in Mildred Taylor’s Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is intended to evoke the desperate fears of liberated slaves and, later, of African Americans in general, of white...
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What is the climax of the story "Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry"?
The climax of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry comes when the night riders try to lynch T.J. Avery, a friend of the children who has been involved in a robbery. Stacey quickly sends the other children...
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Who is Jeremy? Describe him, explaining what is unique about him and what role he might play in this story?
Jeremy Simms, described as a "strange boy," is an eleven-year-old white boy who tries to be friends with Stacey and the other Logan children. Along with the attorney Wade Jamison, Jeremy's role is...
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In Mildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry what happened to Mr. Berry and his two nephews and who was...
Very early in Mildred D. Taylor’s novel of life in the post-Civil War American South, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, told from the perspective of a young African-American girl, Cassie Logan, the...
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What is the situation involving the Wallace store and shopping in Vicksburg in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry? Should...
The Logans are encouraging their friends to boycott the local Wallace Store and shop in Vicksburg, where they're treated better. This puts them in a dangerous situation and even puts the land they...
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What is the falling action in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"?
The falling action in a story is everything that occurs after the climax. In this book, the climax comes very close to the end of the, when the night riders come to lynch T.J. and David Logan sets...
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What are some examples of discrimination in the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
A particularly blatant and outrageous example of racial discrimination comes at the country store, Barnett Mercantile. T.J. hands the storeowner Mr. Barnett a shopping list, which he starts to...
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What is the point of view in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is written from the point of view of a nine-year-old black girl, Cassie Logan, living in southern Mississippi in the early 1930s. By choosing to write from this...
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Why does Harlan Granger want to buy the Logan's land? Why doesnt Big Ma want to sell it to him? What causes Stacey to...
The Logan's land had previously belonged to the Granger family until after the Civil War when they "had sold it during Reconstruction to a Yankee for tax money." The Granger family had repurchased...
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In Chapter 4 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, why does Stacey decide to tell Mama what happened at the Wallaces' store?
Stacey finds himself in hot water because of decisions he has made and his friendship with T.J. A guilty conscience hounds Stacey into refusing to use a cheat sheet on his test, but when he is...
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What is a description of Mr. Morrison, and why does Papa bring him to stay with the familiy in Roll of Thunder, Hear...
Mr. Morrison is a very muscular, strong, "giant" of a man with whom Papa has worked on the railroad. Since he has lost his job, Papa has asked him to accompany him home because he needs another man...
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Why does Papa Logan have to work on the railroad in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
Papa has to make extra money to pay for the taxes the Logans owe on their land because the price of cotton dropped due to the Great Depression. The Logans are farmers. Even though the Logan family...
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In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, why did TJ want to get Mrs. Logan into trouble?
In Mildred Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, T.J. Avery is Stacey’s best friend, although the rest of the Logan children are wary of him and annoyed by him. Mrs. Logan is Stacey and T.J.’s...
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What is the resolution of the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
The final resolution in the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry proves to be bittersweet. In the end, T.J. is hunted down by the "night men," also known as the lynch mob. In the dark of night, the...
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Why was Sam Tatum tarred and feathered in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"?
According to T.J., Sam Tatum was tarred and feathered because he allegedly called Mr. Jim Lee Barnett, the man who runs the Mercantile in Strawberry, a liar. T.J. says that Mr. Tatum told Mr....
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In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, what point is Mama trying to make the children understand when she takes them to see...
Mama takes her children to see the Berrys because she wants to impress upon them just how dangerous the world in which they live is for African Americans. Mr. Berry lies in bed in agony, horribly...
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In the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, what happens in Strawberry and how does Casse get revenge? I need to know...
In Chapter 5 of Mildred Taylor's Rolling Thunder, Hear My Cry, T. J. , Cassie, and Big Ma load into the wagon and ride all the way to Strawberry, Mississippi. There, Big Ma pulls the wagon...
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What is the lesson Papa is trying to teach when he gives the comparison of the fig, oak and walnut trees in the...
Cassie's father is trying to make a point about giving up in the Mildred Taylor novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. When Mr. Avery announces that most of the black families who have agreed to...
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What do you think the book title, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry means?
The title Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the first line of the song of the same title: Roll of thunderHear my cryOver the waterBye and byeOle man comin'Down the lineWhip in hand toBeat me downBut...
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In Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, what did the Logan family eat for their Christmas dinner?
The Logans enjoy a feast for Christmas dinner. Cassie remarks on the smell of chickens frying, bacon sizzling, and sausages being cooked. The family also makes sweet-potato pies, egg-custard pies,...
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How do Cassie and her brothers react to the news of the Berrys being burned in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
In Chapter 1, Cassie and her brothers are greatly disturbed to hear that men of their congregation have been set on fire. This incident creates anxiety in itself, but when their father issues them...
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What is the conflict of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry? person vs. society etc.
The conflict in the novel is primarily racial. Even though the text begins much later, it has it's roots with the Logan's acquisition of part of Mr. Granger's land which he had to sell during...
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What was T.J's relationship with his friends in in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry? I know that his relationship with...
T.J. Avery is one of the least likable characters in Mildred Taylors novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. His behavior angers the Logans, who are still among his best friends. When he deservedly...
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How is TJ saved from the lynch mob in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
In Chapter 11, TJ struggles to get back home after a brutal beating at RW and Melvin's hands. However, TJ isn't home for long when a mob descends upon his house, and a group of men forcibly drag...
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Did Papa do the right thing by starting a fire? Do you think Cassie was too pushy or too involved in everything that...
This question is asking a few different things, so I will focus the answer on the first question. Asking whether or not Papa did the right thing at the end of the novel is subjective to the...
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How is the title Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry appropriate for this novel?
The title Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is actually taken from a spiritual song about suffering and slavery, and the theme of that song is very relevant to the novel at large. The overarching idea...
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Who are the murderers of Mr. Barnett?
In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, T.J., R.W., and Melvin go to the mercantile to get the pearl-handled pistol. Although the mercantile is closed when they arrive, the Simms brothers decide to go in...
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Why does Big Ma park her wagon at the back of the field? What is Cassie's reaction to this, and what does her...
Hello! You asked about Big Ma and Cassie in Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry. On this particular day, Big Ma, Cassie, her brother Stacey and his thirteen year old friend TJ are on their way to...
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In "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry", how does the bus driver treat the Logan and Avery children differently?
Very early on the text recounts how the the Logan children are being harassed by the insolence of the bus driver who takes the white children to school. Cassie tells But as it was, we also had to...
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What is a character vs. nature conflict in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
Farming is an example of character vs. nature, and so is fire used by whites to harass that sharecroppers. A conflict is a struggle between opposing forces. There are many examples of struggles...
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Was Mr. Morrison fired from the railroad because he was calling in sick too many days in Roll of Thunder, Hear My...
Mr. L. T. Morrison has not been dismissed from his job with the railroad for missing work; he is fired for being in a fight. In Chapter 2 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mr. Logan brings home with...
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Describe Cassie's reaction when she learned that the books her school received were discarded by the state in Roll of...
Cassie is justifiably angry and hurt when she discovers that the books her school received were discarded by the state, but, unlike Little Man, who reacts with an incoherent rage, she tries to be...
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What do the night men in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry do to Mr. Tatum and why?
In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Mr. Avery pays a visit to the Logan family and informs them that, "They's ridin' t'night." Mr. Avery is referring to the night men, a group of white men that harass...
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What is an example of foreshadowing in chapter 2 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
Mr. Morrison is a character who comes home with Cassie's father. Papa says that he is going to stay on to help them out for awhile and that he'll be paid with room, board, and a little money. Mr....
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What is the climax of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
Let us remember that the climax of the story is the moment of greatest emotional intensity that the rising action leads up to. Undoubtedly the climax of this great story comes when Cassie and her...
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I have to create a collage based on Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry. Do you have any ideas of images that I could use?
Well, I think with a question like this you have two main approaches that you can adopt. You can go through the novel and pick out key scenes that you feel are important and use them for your...
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What is the situation involving the Wallace store and the shopping in Vicksburg in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry?
In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the tenant farmers come together to boycott the Wallaces' store because the Wallaces begin leading night raids and encouraging violent behavior at the store. The...
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