Question 1

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Chapters 1-5: What do we learn in these chapters about Hiram’s grandfather’s attitudes/prejudices? What do you think these prejudices are based upon/how do you think he came to these beliefs?

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Question 2

The Slave Dancer

The shrouds

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Question 3

Rebecca Harding Davis

The church that Hugh enters on the night he decides to keep the money is described by the narrator of "Life in the Iron as what?

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Question 4

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Describe Grampa’s relationship with Hiram’s father.

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Question 5

Mississippi Trial, 1955

When hiram first meets emmett at the train station he realizes that

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Question 6

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Briefly describe the scene when R.C. wakes up to find Hiram sharing his food with Emmett.

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Question 7

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Hiram state of thinking for quite a while when the words of Mr. Paul, his father, and his grandfather, struggling to decide what his father's feelings were. This is an example of what type of conflict?

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Question 8

Mississippi Trial, 1955

How much money does grandpa give Hiram for the concession stand? Why has the amount changed?

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Question 9

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Chapter 11 Naomi imagines what Emmett must have felt and thought during his last few hours. Being able to imagine an experience from someone else’s perspective is called

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Question 10

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Hiram describes his grandparent’s home in detail. Describe 3 things; something he sees, something he hears, and something he smells.

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Question 11

Mississippi Trial, 1955

What does Grampa say when Hiram confronts him about "being there"?

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Question 12

Mississippi Trial, 1955

chapter 12

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Question 13

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Why didn't Hiram tell his grampa the truth about why his clothes were wet?

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Question 14

Mississippi Trial, 1955

At the end of the book, Hiram says, “I learned that kids can’t always trust everything their elders do.” What did he mean by this?

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Question 15

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Why did grampa's reaction to the murder bother Hiram? Chapter 11

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Question 16

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Why did Hiram's parents visit Greenwood?

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Question 17

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Why is it so important to grandpa to attend the council meeting?

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Question 18

Mississippi Trial, 1955

in chapter 6 what did emmet and hiram talk about when thy first met?

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Question 19

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Where does Harlan Hilburn attend college?

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Question 20

Mississippi Trial, 1955

What did Uncle Mose testify that the men said to him the night they come to his home?

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Question 21

Mississippi Trial, 1955

what was the conversation between mr. Paul and Hiram in chapter 17

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Question 22

Mississippi Trial, 1955

What do you think he means when he says, “I was going to do the right thing”?

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Question 23

Mississippi Trial, 1955

How does Hiram feel about moving to Arizona?

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Question 24

Mississippi Trial, 1955

What makes Grampa cry when he’s talking to Hiram in the beginning of chapter 7

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Question 25

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Does Bobo save Hiram from drowning in the river?

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