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