Song of the Trees

Question 1

What was David GOING to do when the two men where cutting down the trees?

Answer 1

Blow up the woods with his black box.

Question 2

Where did the story take place?

Answer 2

In Mississippi.

Question 3

What did Christopher- John eat in the middle of the night?

Answer 3

Cornbread.

Question 4

Why didn’t Big Ma mind if the two men cut down the trees?

Answer 4

Because they would give her money. Big Ma wanted the money so she could pay for the medicine for Mama.

Question 5

What did the children find while trying to find black berries?

Answer 5

X’s on the trees.

Question 6

Why were there X’s on the trees?

Answer 6

So the men knew which ones too cut.

Question 7

What did Cassie hear Mama and Big Ma talking about?

Answer 7

Mama being sick.

Question 8

When did Cassie and her brothers find the two men?

Answer 8

When they went trying to find the Berries.

Question 9

What did Cassie and her brothers do when the two men first came?

Answer 9

Ran away to tell Mama and Big Ma.

Question 10

What did Cassie do in the beginning of the book?

Answer 10

She stubbed her toe.

Question 11

Why did the white men who were cutting down the trees stop and leave without the wood?

Answer 11

Because Cassie’s dad scared them away

Question 12

What deal did the white men make with Cassie’s grandmother?

Answer 12

They said for the wood they will give them $65.

Question 13

How many siblings does Cassie have?

Answer 13

She has three: Christopher John, Stacey, and Man

Question 14

Is Christopher-John older or younger than Cassie?

Answer 14

He is one year younger than Cassie.

Question 15

Why did Cassie’s father come home?

Answer 15

To get rid of the white men who were cutting down their trees.

Question 16

Where does Cassie’s father work?

Answer 16

He works in Louisiana.

Question 17

Where does Cassie live?

Answer 17

She lives in Mississippi.

Question 18

What was the person’s name who was in charge of the group who cut down the trees?

Answer 18

His name was Mr. Anderson.

Question 19

How many people were living in Cassie’s house?

Answer 19

Six people were living in her house: her, her three siblings, momma, and her grandma.

Question 20

Why did Cassie like to listen to the trees?

Answer 20

Because she thought it sounded like singing.

Question 21

How much moneyed Mr. Anderson offer?

Answer 21

$65.

Question 22

Why was the money so tempting?

Answer 22

Because it was even more than Pa sent home in two months.

Question 23

Why would Pa blow up the forest if he was in it?

Answer 23

Because he thought “if he died today or tomorrow it wouldn’t matter as longs he died right.”

Question 24

Who was sent to get Pa?

Answer 24

Stacey.

Question 25

Why was the money so tight?

Answer 25

It was the great Depression.

Question 26

Was Cassie the only girl?

Answer 26

Between her siblings, yes but she also had Ma and Big Ma. (Grandmother.)

Question 27

Who did the land belong to?

Answer 27

Big Ma.

Question 28

Was Ma sick?

Answer 28

Yes, she needed her medicine but they didn’t have enough money for it.

Question 29

Why didn’t ma have enough money to buy her medicine ?

Answer 29

Because that moths $15 from pa hadn’t made it home.

Question 30

Did Mr. Anderson’s crew get the trees?

Answer 30

No, and the family didn’t get the money either.

Question 31

How did Cassie and her siblings find out that Mr. Anderson was going to cut down the forest?

Answer 31

They went exploring in the forest and heard him telling Tom his plan.