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Quiz Literature, poetry
A Lesson Before Dying
created by
cyrilm
on 7 Apr 08
Literature, poetry
Dying
Lesson
Medium level
(80% of success)
15 questions - 3 565 players
What do you really know about the novel and the plot?
1
What is the name of the narrator?
Grant
Miss Emma
Jefferson
2
When does the scene take place?
In the late 1940s
In the late 1950s
In the late 1960s
3
What is the word used in Jefferson's trial that triggers the plot?
Slave
Pig
Hog
4
Whose family used to work for the Pichots?
Aunt Lou's
Miss Emma's
Vivian's
5
What are the names of the two black men that offered Jefferson a ride?
Father and Bear
Brother and Rabbit
Brother and Bear
6
Which of the following objects does Grant give to Jefferson?
A radio set and a newspaper
A newspaper and a notebook
A radio set and a notebook
7
How many children does Vivian have?
1
2
3
8
Why was Grant raised by Tante Lou?
Because his parents are dead.
Because he ran away from his parents.
Because his parents left Louisiana for California.
9
Who is the only white man in the novel to sympathize with Grant and Jefferson?
Henri Pichot
Sheriff Guidry
Paul
10
Which of the following characters has passed his bitterness on to Grant?
Henri Pichot
Matthew Antoine
Jefferson
11
Was Jefferson the one who murdered Alcee Gropé?
Yes
No
We don't know
12
When is Jefferson executed?
Not long after Easter
Not long after Christmas
Not long after New Year's Eve
13
In which of the following towns does the scene take place?
Bâton Rouge
New Orleans
Bayonne
14
Why does Grant feel humiliated when he first goes to Henri Pichot's?
Because he has to knock and wait outside for a long time.
Because he has to listen to the white men without being allowed to utter a single word.
Because he has to get in through the back door.
15
By the way, who was this book written by?
Ernest J. Paines
Ernest J. Gaines
Henri J. Gaines
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Cholera
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