Their farmland
What does the Logan family work hard to keep
Boycotting the Wallace Store
How does the Logan family respond when Wallace boys burn several black men
Harlan Granger
Who pressures the Logan Family to stop the boycott
Vicksburg
Where is papa going when he suffers a violent attack and breaks his leg
starts a fire
How does papa stop the lynching of TJ
a fiery temper
What character trait does Cassie Logan share with Uncle Hammer
Little man
What is the nickname of Clayton Logan
schoolteacher
What is mama's job
Jeremy Sims
What is the name of the white boy who suffers beatings for associating with the Logan children
Harlan Granger
On whose land does the Wallace family run their general store
TJ
Who tells the Logan children about how one of the Berrys was burned to death
the white school
Where does Jeremy go when he parts ways with the Logan children on their way to school
the white school
Where does Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School get the used books it supplies to its students
whipping
What punishment do Cassie and Little Man get for trying to refuse the old school books
Miss Crocker
Who does Mama side with when she gets the news that Miss Crocker whipped her children
railroad
Where was Mr. LT Morrison fired from after getting in a fight with abusive white men
burnings
What recent event do the children associate LT's presence with
splashes them with mud
What does the school bus driver do to the Logan children to make them furious
rainwater
What conceals the hole that the children dig for the schoolbus
riding
When TJ's father stops by the Logan house, what does he warn that the white men are doing again
makes a cheat sheet
What does TJ do in school that Stacey takes the blame for
the Wallace store
Where does LT find TJ and Stacey fighting
after reconstruction
According to Big Ma, when did her late husband, Paul Edward, buy land off of the Grangers
Stacey
Who tells Mama that TJ and Stacey were at the Wallace Store
one of the Berry's
Who do Mama and Stacey go to visit after Stacey confesses to visiting the Wallace store
tugs on his sleeve
How does Cassie try to get the attention of the racist general store clerk in Strawberry
apologize
What does Big Ma tell Cassie to do in response to the general store clerk yelling at her
Uncle Hammer
Who owns the car that the Logan children see when they return home from the market in Strawberry
coat
What new item of clothing has Uncle Hammer bought for Stacey
lets the car pass
What does the Wallace family do after mistaking Uncle Hammer's car for Harlan Granger's
a previous Christmas
On what occasion did a gang of white men come to LT's house and kill his parents
farm
What does the Logan family consider using as collateral to get the black community credit in Vicksburg
Jeremy
Who surprises Stacey by giving him a whistle for Christmas
credit backing
What does Mr. Jamison promise to give the towns black community
negri
What word does mama alter in her class textbooks, giving the school board an excuse to fire her
older Simms brothers
According to rumor, who is TJ spending more and more time with
wagon wheel
What is papa in the process of repairing when a group of assailants attack him
LT
Who breaks Dewberry Wallace's back after the Wallaces attack papa
by selling his car
How does Uncle Hammer come up with the money for the Logans to pay their bank loan in full
the annual revival
On what festive occasion does TJ try to impress the Logan children with his white friends and fancy new clothes
rob a store
What do Melvin and RW take TJ to do in Strawberry, instead of buying him a pistol like he expected
lynch mob
Who or what shows up at TJ's home just as the Logan children are showing him to his door
lighting strike
When the Logan family's cotton field catches fire, what does everyone initially assume was the cause
he is arrested
What happens to TJ after the Logan family's cotton field catches fire
Cassie
Who realizes that papa set the cotton field on fire to distract the lynch mob
Cassie Logan
Who is the narrator of the story
the Berry's
Who are the victims of burnings
Jefferson Davis
What is the name of the white childrens school
the passing school bus
What constantly bothers the children on the way to school
Wallace store
Where are the Logan children prevented to go
railroad worker
What is Mr. Logan's occupation
Stacey
Which of the Logan children resent LT at first
she thinks he cheated on a test
Why does Stacey get a whipping from his mother
they dig out a ditch and fill it with water
How do the children sabotage the school bus
he is ashamed of the textbooks he is given
Why does Little Man get a whipping on the first day of school
a silver packard
What does Uncle Hammer drive
He gives it to TJ
What happens to Stacey's new coat
Lawyer
What is Mr. Jamison's profession
Uncle Hammer and Papa
Who does Big Ma transfer ownership of the plantation to
he helps get mamma fired
Why do the children finally break their ties with TJ
he sells his car
What does Uncle Hammer do to help pay off the loan
Vicksburg
Where is the shop that the Logan's and 30 other families decide to go, in order to boycott the Wallace store
LT and Stacey
When papa is shot, who is with him
David Logan
Who starts the fire
Cassie knows all of Lillian Jean's secrets
Why does Cassie know that Lillian Jean will not tell her father that Cassie has beat her up
Great Faith
What is the name of the blacks school
night riders
white men who went around to squash rebellion were called
Jim Lee Barnett
Who is the store owner that is killed at the end of the book