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Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder. Hear My Cry
What motivates Lillian Jean to tell Cassie all her
secrets?
When we were alone, [Lillian Jean] confided her
secrets to me: the boy she had passionately loved for
the past year and the things she had done to attract his
attention (with no success, I might add); the secrets of
the girls she couldn't stand as well as those she could;
and even a tidbit or two about her elder brothers'
romantic adventures. All I had to do to prime the gossip
pump was smile nicely and whisper a "Miz Lillian Jean"
every now and then.
O her feeling of superiority over Cassie
O her feeling that Cassie cannot be trusted
O her need to trick Cassie into liking her
O her need to make Cassie feel jealous