A Lesson Before Dying Test #1 Prep

What does the bird experience throughout the poem?

Questions that are not meant to be answered aloud, but rather get the audience thinking are known as

A struggle that occurs between a character and some other outside force is known as...

The attitude of an author towards what they’re thinking or writing about is know as...

Which of the following best describes the tone of the song "Strange Fruit"?

How are Grant and Jefferson both isolated?

Biological requirements for human survival (air, food, drink, shelter, clothing, etc.) are known as

What is lawyer's purpose in dehumanizing Jefferson?

The white superintendent of the school district in which Grant teaches.

Jefferson eats the food that Grant brings him like a cow.

Grant has an external conflict with which of the following characters:

The author of the text "Jim Crow Laws" used text-structure to help the reader better understand the material.

The wealthy, bigoted white man who reluctantly agrees to the sheriff allow Miss Emma and Grant to visit Jefferson.

Jefferson falls under physiological needs on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

Jefferson is on trial for robbery and murder.

Ernest Gaines' life did not impact the characters and setting of A Lesson Before Dying.

Grant could fall under esteem needs on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

Respect for oneself (achievement) and desire for reputation or respect from others is known as...

The Creole man who taught Grant when he was a child.

Putting two things side by side to compare and contrast is known as a...

The defendant who is sentenced to death by electrocution.

Which of the following words does Jefferson's defense attorney NOT use to describe Jefferson?

Why was it such a big deal for Grant to go to Mr. Pichot's house?

Which of the following literary devices does the author of "Strange Fruit" use?

What an author uses to get his/her point across is known as...

The interaction Grant has with Mr. Antoine adds to Grant's own struggles.

The local schoolteacher, narrator, and the protagonist of the novel.

Why does the author of "Caged Bird" use an example of juxtaposition?

What did the superintendent do with the students that was out of the ordinary?

Protection from elements, security, order, law, stability, and freedom from fear describes...