What does Jeremy give to Stacey, and how does Mr. Logan react? Jeremy gave Stacey
a homemade flute
, Mr. Logan doesn’t say anything or do anything about it.
What did Jeremy give the Logans?
In particular, on Christmas day, Jeremy brings a bag of nuts to the Logan family and also gives Stacey a present that he made especially for him:
a wooden flute
.
What gift did Jeremy give to Stacey?
He brings a gift for Stacey:
a handmade wooden flute
. After Jeremy leaves, T.J. urges Stacey to get rid of the flute, but he refuses. Papa hates to burst a good bubble, but he can’t help but point out that being besties with a white boy is probably not an Awesome Idea.
Why does Jeremy bring over a present of nuts for the Logan family and a flute for Stacey?
Why did Jeremy bring over a present of nuts from the Logan family and a flute for Stacy?
He wanted their friendship but the Logans were weirded out by this
. … she is pretending to be her friend so she can get her to trust her as a friend and tell her all of her secrets and get back at her.
Why does Jeremy want to be friends with the Logans?
Why does Jeremy want to be friends with the Logans?
We never really learn
. Mostly, it seems like Taylor uses Jeremy to suggest how difficult, and downright dangerous, inter-racial friendships could be during the time in which the novel is set.
Why did Mama get fired?
Granger has Mama fired from her teaching job, because she thinks she is so much smarter than the person who wrote the textbook. But really, she was fired
because of the Wallace store boycott
. This is a major bummer, because teaching is so vital to who Mama is.
What was TJ’s punishment for getting Mama fired?
What was T.J.’s punishment for getting Mama fired? Cassie punched him. Everyone stopped talking to him.
He was kicked out of school
.
Why does Mr Jamison come out to the Logan farm?
Why does Mr. Jamison come out to the Logan farm?
He wants to warn the father that one of the Wallaces is threatening to put an end to the Vicksburg shopping trips
.
What bad news did Mr Morrison bring from strawberry?
Morrison have when he returns from Strawberry, to pay the August mortgage? When Papa goes to Stawberry to work out the finances.. what bad news does he get?
They have to borrow money from Uncle Hammer to help pay off the mortgage, and their credit is no longer good in Strawberry.
Why does Cassie feel sorry for TJ?
Cassie feels sorry for T.J.
because when he leaves, he keeps looking back as if he wishes that he could stay or because he wants more attention
.
What is the purpose of Mr Granger’s visit to the Logan family?
He wants to get at the Logan family anyway he can,
in order to stop the shopping in Vicksburg
. He also wants the Logan land very much.
Why is Mama so opposed to the Wallace store?
Why is Mama so opposed to the Wallace store?
They sell liquor to the kids and add it to the families bill
. The Wallace’s mistreat black customers and take advantage of them. … The Logan children value the books the most because they don’t have their own books.
Why did Mr Avery stop at the Logan’s house at night?
Why did Mr. Avery come by the Logans’ home at night?
Mr. Avery came to warn them of the coming of the night riders.
What is Mrs Logan’s first name?
Mary ”Mama” Logan
For most of the novel, she is a teacher until she is fired for teaching outside the very old textbooks given. She is protective of her children and helps instigate the Wallace Store boycott.
Who is TJ in Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry?
T.J. Avery is
Stacey’s friend
, even though the other Logan children can’t quite figure out why. Tall and skinny, he comes from a poor sharecropping family.
Why has Papa really brought Mr Morrison home?
Expert Answers
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 to protect his family in
what appears to be brewing racial troubles.
