Q1) When the sharecroppers and planter met at the end of the year, what did George's grandfather receive every year?
Q2) What types of 'credits' did the planter subtract from the total at the end of the year?
Q3) What would likely happen if George's father tried to sell the extra bale of cotton he kept secret from the planter?
Q4) Why was Mr. Reshard considered a "good share, good boss, a good master"? How did he compare to other planters?
Q5) Who is anthropologist Fortense Powdermaker and where is he from? Why does he believe the planters prefer black sharecroppers?
Q6) Why did George's uncle Budross have to leave town?
Q7) Explain what this story has taught you about sharecropping.