Mississippi Trial, 1955 (Ch

Mississippi Trial, 1955 (Ch. 1-2) 1. Who is Hiram Hillburn? 2. Who is R.C. Rydell? 3. Who are Ralph and Ronnie Remington? 4. What is the Yazoo? 5. Who is Naomi? 6. “Let me haul this bundle for you. Hiram, we’re walkin’ a ways to get to the good fishin’ hole, and you’re so little, you’d get wore out carryin’ this load the whole way.” Who is the speaker and what is the significance? 7. What does R.C. do to one of the catfish he catches? 8. What does Hiram wake to every morning while at his grandparents? 9. How much money does Grampa give Hiram to go to the store? 10. “Well, sure, you’re good with your hands. Hiram, but there’s lots more that you can do. These folks, they’re doing what the good Lord intended them to do: that don’t mean you can’t do it too, but you got more in you, boy. You’re meant to be the boss, not the worker.” Who is the speaker and what is the significance?

Mississippi Trial, 1955 (Ch. 3-4) 11. What happens to Hiram’s grandmother? 12. Who does Ronnie Remington mistake Hiram for? 13. Where does Naomi take Hiram to show him something? 14. “I’ve already started looking for college teaching jobs in the West: Utah, Idaho, Arizona, California. I love the Delta, but there are some things you can’t understand that keep it from being a good place for us right now.” Who is the speaker? And what is the significance? 15. Where does the family move in chapter 4? 16. How old is Hiram at this point in the novel? 17. What physical ailment leads to Hiram going back to Mississippi to see his Grampa? 18. What month is Hiram finally able to go back to Mississippi?

Mississippi Trial, 1955 (Ch. 5-6) 19. According to Hiram what is one big difference between Tempe and Greenwood? 20. Who is Ruthanne? 21. Who is Bobo Till? 22. How has Naomi changed since the last time Hiram saw her? 23. Why isn’t Grampa allowed sugar? 24. What item does Grampa let almost anyone borrow? 25. How does Ralph Remington feel about fishing? 26. Who does Hiram save from drowning? 27. “I tell you, son, mixing Negroes with our white students is going to ruin our schools and all America, but down here, we’re not going to allow it.” Who is the speaker and what is the significance?

Mississippi Trial, 1955 (Ch. 7-8) 28. Where does Hiram convince Grampa to go so his mood would improve? 29. How does Grampa feel about his son? (Explain) 30. What did Mr. Paul say about the condition of the colored schools? 31. Based on the novel, what is your best definition for “Jim Crow” laws? 32. T/F Mr. Paul said God didn’t want to keep us separate. 33. How has R.C. changed from the beginning of the novel until now? 34. When does this novel take place? (What years) 35. What does R.C. steal from his dad that Hiram doesn’t really approve of? 36. What is one of the ways R.C. showed hostility toward the Remingtons? 37. How does R.C. torture and humiliate Emmett Till?