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100
To make sore by rubbing
Define: Chafe
100
Rose Lee Carter.
What is the narrator's name?
100
A cost or charge
Expense
100
Little baby Fred Lee!
What was the watermelon from the first chapter?
200
A rooster owned by the Carter family.
Who is Slick Charlie?
200
Contentment
Satisfaction; Ease of mind; relaxed
200
Fred Lee, Ma Pearl, Mama, Papa, Queen, Aunt Belle, etc.
Name three relatives of Rose.
200
Grit
Firmness of character.
200
Ricky likes to harass people of color while in his pick-up truck.
What does Ricky Turner like to do for fun?
400
Judas was a figure from the Bible. He was a disciple of Jesus, but betrayed him. Hallelujah and Rose think that people of color who side with white people on race-related issues are traitors.
What do Hallelujah and Rose mean when they talk about Judas Ni*****?
300
To bring together; incorporate; to unite or combine
Integrate
300
Stillwater
What's the name of the town the book takes place in?
300
Poverty.
The state of being poor.
300
Rose's father.
Who is Johnny Lee Banks?
600
He believes that with more black voters, they can make Mississippi integrate schools so that white students and black students aren't segregated anymore.
Hallelujah believes that with the power to vote, people of color can make great changes in society. What change does he believe they can make in Mississippi?
400
Privilege
A special right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed by some.
400
1955
What year does the book take place in?
400
To feel sorry for; to regret a sin
Repent
400
So that his children can have better opportunities and go to school with white children.
Why did Mr. Pete sell his land and move to Chicago?
800
Ma Pearl was likely raised by parents that were traumatized by the way they were treated by white people. She was raised by parents who were taught to be subservient to white people. In her life, all of the good things she owns comes from the Robinson's', including her land, therefore she is grateful and content with things staying the same.
In Chapter 9 we found out that Ma Pearl was born to slaves. How does this influence her thoughts and opinions?
500
Disagreeable; uncooperative
Cantankerous
500
Before: Brown vs. Board of Ed;
After: Little Rock Nine; Rosa Parks; etc.
Name at least one Civil Rights event that happened before the book and one that took place after.
500
Severe criticism; a reprimand
Chastisement
500
She thinks that they are troublemakers and that they make Negros look bad to the "good" white people.
Why do you think Ma Pearl dislikes the NAACP?
800
There doesn't seem to be any blame for the people who murdered Levi. No one even talks about the way he was killed for registering to vote. Instead, it's almost like it's treated as if he died in an accident.
What is it about the tone of Levi's funeral that upsets Rose so much?






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