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A Lesson before Dying
A Lesson before Dying
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The most dangerous thing you can become to the status quo is an educated person...
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1
Who does Grant fight in Chapter 25?
Two white men
Sheriff Guidry
Henry Pichot
Two Creole Bricklayers
2
What does Reverend Ambrose think is the most important thing for Jefferson now?
Saving his soul.
Reading and writing.
Learning the myth behind racism.
Listening to music.
3
What does Rev. Ambrose do during the prayer before the program?
Starts to cry
Calls out Grant for being a non-believer.
Brings everyone to tears.
Thanks the community for the firewood.
4
What unusual thing does Rev. Ambrose admit to doing?
He doesn't believe in God
He ignores Miss Emma
He lies to relieve pain
He doesn't care about the people.
5
Grant always talks about running away, but why does he stay?
He is all talk.
He loves being a teacher.
He doesn't have anywhere to go.
He cares and knows that he challenge the status quo.
6
What political decision is referred to when he says white people consider themselves superior?
The three-fifths compromise
The Louisiana Purchase
The Bill of rights
The Constitution
7
Which religious group helps to determine the execution date?
Scientology
Buddhists
Catholics
Mormons
8
What is a somber focal point of the Christmas Program?
The stage
The students
The people of the community.
The two gifts for Jefferson under the tree.
9
What French phrase does Grant write on Vivian's board?
Bonjour
Parlez-vous anglais
Soupe du jour
Je t'aime
10
What ended less than 80 years before the novel begins?
Slavery
Jim Crow Laws
Institutional Racism
Segregation
11
Why was the Christmas program such a huge success?
The cold gave the students a break from working to practice.
Grant had more funds this year.
The students rewrote the script themselves.
The donated bed sheets.
12
What is Grant's occupation?
Lawyer
Judge
Brick Layer
Teacher
13
Which two Christian holidays are referenced and could be made clever connections to Jefferson?
Ramadan
Christmas and Easter
Lent and Good Friday
Eid Al-Fitr
14
What animal is Jefferson called by his defense attorney?
A hog
A bear
A goat
A hamster
15
What is nannan another word for in Cajun?
godmother
banana
aunt
bread
16
Where do most of the characters in the story live?
On a plantation
In the big house
In the city
In mobile homes
17
Where does the novel open?
Field
Grocery Store
Courtroom
Jailhouse
18
What special food does Miss Emma bring for Jefferson that he actually eats?
gumbo
jumbalaya
Cajun Rice
crawfish pie
19
What finally stops Grant from fighting?
A chair knocks him out.
He is knocked out with a pistol.
The arrival of the police.
Vivian
20
Why does Miss Emma want Grant to visit Jefferson?
Because Grant owes her money.
Because he's the teacher.
Because Jefferson always respected him.
Because they use to be best friends.
21
Why does Jefferson never need a shave when the barber comes to the jail?
The barber doesn't come around.
He likes his beard.
They don't want him around sharp objects.
He has a baby face.
22
Grant becomes more stern with his students after seeing Jefferson. Why?
He doesn't like them anymore.
He notices more behavior problems.
He is worried about their future.
He remembers all his classmates that are dead or in jail.
23
Who does Grant live with in the quarter?
Miss Emma
Eloise
Tante Lou
Vivian
24
What is the most powerful determiner of social status in the novel?
Money
Talent
Education
Race
25
When Grant visits Jefferson he realizes that Jefferson believes what awful statement.
That he killed Mr. Grope.
That he is a hog.
That he is a murderer.
That he conspired to commit murder.
26
What did Brother and Bear want from Mr. Grope?
A Sandwich
Liquor
Pack of gum
Smokes
27
What was the verdict? What was the sentence?
First degree murder, death by electrocution
Second degree murder, life in prison
Manslaughter, Death sentence
Felony, life without parole
28
Has Bayonne ever had an execution before Jefferson?
Yes
No
29
What does Grant dream about?
His past.
Vivian
Walking to the chair himself.
Leaving Louisiana
30
How can the reader see the lasting effects of slavery 70 plus years since emancipation?
Segregation
The Black community is still in the slave quarters.
Grant uses the back door of the Pichot's Antebellum house.
No electricity or running water in 1947-1948
31
Who finally convinces Grant to visit Jefferson.
Irene
Vivian
Jefferson
Tante Lou
