Question

Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. "Ah, man, leave me be! All y'all Logans think y'all so doggone much with y'all's new coats and books and shiny new Packards!" He swirled around, glaring down at Christopher-John, Little Man, and me. "I'm sick of all y'all. Your mama and your papa, too!" Then he turned and fled angrily up the road. Which sentence or phrase gives the reader a clue to the story's time period?

Answer 1

Answer:

"...y'all's new coats and books and shiny new Packards!"

Explanation:

Mildred D. Taylor's novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" revolves around the Logan family and their life trying to survive in a racist society where many people are attacked merely based on their skin color. The book also deals with how the children, especially Cassie Logan was affected, along with how racism played a huge role in how people perceive others.

The sentence or phrase that provides clues for the readers to understand and know the period of the story was the quote "...y'all's new coats and books and shiny new Packards!" Packards are a type of car prevalent during the early to mid-1990s. And it was this development and the material item that reveals the period.

Answer 2

Answer: D

Explanation:

It’s a lot of slang and you can see some of the adjectives in the sentence which describe certain things.