Chapter 12

1.What did Papa do to to make Mr. Granger stop the hanging? How could this have been a bad decision?
                                                                                             
2.What was the chain gang? Why was it so bad that T.J might be forced to join it?
                                                                                           
3. What do you think is going to happen to TJ  and do you think that R.W and Melvin will ever get accused
                                                                                                   
4. Who set the cotton  on fire? What was this the result of?
                                                                                               
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5 What do you think the family will do about losing a fourth of their cotton?

6. Do you think that they will figure out that R.W. and Melvin killed Mr. Barnett? Explain

Chapter 11

1. What happened to T.J. at Strawberry? Why was he scared to get back home on his own
                                                                                                         
2. What was Mrs. Avery praying for when the men invaded the Avery home? What does it mean?
                                                                                                         
3.  If your were Stacy would have you helped TJ why or why not?
                                                                                 
                                                         
4. What do you think the poem on page 242 means? How does it relate to the title?
                                                                                                             
5. Do you think what happened to T.J changed him as a person? Explain.

6. What do you think was in the metal box, that R.W. had swung the axe at and broke the lock off? Why did he want the box?

Chapter 10

1. Why did Mama want Mr. Morrison to leave, do you agree with her reasoning why or why not -Weston

2. What did Mr. Morrison do with Caleb Wallace's truck?  What did Mama think was going to happen to him and the kids?   ~Annabelle

3. What did Hammer do to solve the money problem? Would you have the same?                                                                                      ~Chloe
4. Why do you think T.J hesitated before going with the Wallace boys at the revival?  ~Harrison

5. What was the Logan family's first plan to pay off the monthly payments? Would you have thought the same if you lived back then?
                                                               ~Philippe

6. What do you think Caleb Wallace is going to do because of Mr. Morrison? Do you think he has a plan to get the Logan's or Mr. Morrison back? What will it be?
-Isaac

Chapter 9

1 What did Big Ma suspect was keeping the boys from coming home earlier? Do you think that Big Ma  should have let Mama go out and find them? Why or why not?
                                                                                                                     
2 What do you think will happen to Mr. Morrison because of what he did to the Wallaces?


3 What happened to Papa? How did this happen? What did Stacey say to encourage Little Man not to be scared?                      
                                                                                                                 

4 What are the Wallaces going to do to the people if they don't pay their debts? What do you think the family will do to stop it?                                                                          

#5 Do you think papa is going to make another trip to Vicksburg if so do you think the Wallace's are going to interfere again.            

6. What lesson did Papa tell Cassie about? What lesson did Papa want Cassie to learn?

Chapter 8

1. What advice did Papa give to Cassie about Lillian Jean? Do you agree with him? Why or Why not?                                                                                                

2 What was Cassie's plan to get back at Lillian Jean? Do you like how she did it or do you not

3. What happened in the school with Mama and Harlan Granger? What were they arguing about?

4. What was the 'punishment worse than whipping' that the Logan kids did to TJ? Do you think should have? Why or why not?                                                  

5. What were Papa and Christopher John talking about when Mama told them she got fired?
                             
6. What do think the Logan family is going to do to get back at Mr. Granger?