Reading Guide Chapters 7 and 8 Answer Key
Chapter 7 (140170) 58. What happened to Stacey’s coat? He gave it to T.J. (141) Why doesn’t Uncle Hammer let Stacey get it back? He wants STacey to learn his lesson. “If you want something and it’s a good thing and you got it in the right way, you better hang on to it and don’t let nobody talk you out of it.” (143) 59. Which two people does Cassie want to get revenge on near the beginning of the chapter? Lillian Jean and T.J. (144) 60. On Christmas Eve, the adults tell stories about their childhoods. Mr. Morrison tells the story of what happened to his family. In 1876, eleven years after the Civil War ended, his family was living in a shantytown when two black boys running from the night men (night riders) tried to hide at their house. The shantytown was attacked and set on fire, and Mr. Morrison’s family was killed . Mr. Morrison was six years old. (147150) 61. When the children are asleep, the adults discuss what they can do about the Wallaces. Mary Logan suggests that they get several other families to boycott, or stop shopping at the store. In order to shop in Vicksburg, the families need someone to back their credit. (151152) 62. What promise does David Logan make to Cassie after she overhears their discussion about using the land to back credit? “If you remember nothing else your whole life, Cassie girl, remember this: we ain’t never gonna lose this land.” (152) 63. What do the kids get for Christmas? Books, candy, fruit, clothes (153) 64. Who visits the Logans by surprise on Christmas? Jeremy Simms. How do the Logans react? David Logan He is cautious but allows him to enter. Stacey He asks if Jeremy wants to come in. Uncle Hammer He doesn’t like that he is there because he is a Simms. (154155) 65. Why does he visit? He brings the family presents: nuts, and a wooden flute for Stacey. (155) 66. Stacey discusses with his father how he feels about Jeremy. How does Stacey compare Jeremy to T.J.? He says Jeremy is much easier to get along with. (157) 67. Explain why David Logan whips the children the day after Christmas. He whips them because they went to the Wallace store. (Mama told him about it) (158) 68. Mr. Wade Jamison comes to help Big Ma sell the land. To whom does she sell the land? Papa (David) Logan and Uncle Hammer Logan. (159) 69. Give two reasons why she sells the land. a. Papa and Hammer work hard to pay the taxes/mortgage b. She doesn’t want to risk them not being able to legally have rights to it after she dies. (160) 70. Mr. Jamison brings up the Logans’ idea of boycotting the Wallace Store. He offers to back the credit , because although he is a white man, he does not agree with what the Wallaces and other people like them do. (161) 71. Harlan Granger visits the Logans after the first shopping trip in Vicksburg. He threatens that if they keep stirring up trouble, they may lose their land . He also threatens that if the sharecroppers keep shopping in Vicksburg, he will charge his renters more money at the end of the harvest. (167168) 72. At the end of the chapter, Harlan Granger says, “There’s lots of ways of stopping you, David.” and looks at him with “a smile creeping smugly over his lips as if he knew a secret but refused to tell.” What kind of literary element is this an example of and why? This is an example of foreshadowing because it hints that Granger will stop David/the Logans and their plans to boycott the store later on in the story. (170) Chapter 8 (171194) Little Willie and Clarence African American boys at the Wallace store who overhear T.J. telling Kaleb that Mary (Mama) Logan is to blame for the boycott (188) 73. At the beginning of the chapter, how do we know T.J. has not changed his dishonest ways? Because he starts to ask Stacey if he could get his mom to tell him some of the questions before the test day (i.e. he still wants to cheat in order to pass) (174) 74. Explain the advice David Logan gives Cassie about how to handle the situation with Lillian Jean. He says she will have to make her own decision about whether this situation is worth taking a stand on; he believes she is old enough to make her own decision. (175176) 75. Name three things Cassie does to gain Lillian Jean’s trust. a. she carries her books b. she calls her Miz Lillian Jean c. she listens to her gossip and her secrets (177) 76. Explain how Cassie gets revenge on Lillian Jean. She tricks her into going into the woods where they fight; Cassie threatens to tell her friends all the secrets Lillian Jean has told her. (179181) 77. Cassie sees Kaleb Wallace , Harlan Granger and the principal go into Mary Logan’s classroom. She watches as Mary Logan is fired for pasting over the front covers of the books . However, the real reason is because of the boycott of the Wallace store (186) . 78. What part does T.J. play in Mary Logan’s dismissal? He tells Kaleb Wallace that Mary (Mama) Logan is responsible for the boycott on his store (188)
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