A Lesson Before Dying Review - Chapters 1-10

Question 1

The word tyrant means:

Accepted Answer

A person who is cruel and oppressive

Question 2

The Black students attend school in a farmhouse.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

I was unsure what Emily wrote on the slip; her handwriting was illegible. Illegible means:

Accepted Answer

not clear enough to be read

Question 4

Who is Grant's girlfriend?

Accepted Answer

Vivian

Question 5

Grant Wiggins is a teacher.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Miss Emma asks Henri Pichot to help Grant be able to see Jefferson.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Miss Emma wants Sam Guidry to teach Jefferson what it means to be a man before he dies.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Who is the sheriff in the town?

Accepted Answer

Sam Guidry

Question 9

Who is the narrator of the story?

Accepted Answer

Grant

Question 10

Who is Grant's aunt?

Accepted Answer

Tante Lou

Question 11

Who is sentenced to death by electrocution?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson

Question 12

The story takes place in Mississippi.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Grant is very concerned about Jefferson and wants to help him.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Who is Jefferson's godmother?

Accepted Answer

Miss Emma

Question 15

Who is a plantation owner?

Accepted Answer

Henri Pichot

Question 16

The word innate means:

Accepted Answer

inborn; natural

Question 17

The prosecutor compares Jefferson to a horse.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Nora became agitated when her teachers decided to give more pop quizzes. Agitated means:

Accepted Answer

troubled, nervous

Question 19

Jefferson is very excited to see Miss Emma when she comes to visit him.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

The word modicum means:

Accepted Answer

a small quantity of a particular thing

Questions 20