Lesson Before Dying Chapter 6-8

The beginning of chapter 6 finds Grant traveling. Where has Grant gone?

• Henri Pichot’s house
• School
• The bar
• Church

Where does he wait?

• Front Porch
• The Kitchen
• Back Porch
• Car

Why does Edna make Grant reach in order to shake hands?

• To be nice
• To show respect 
• To show her superiority
• To show that they are equal

How long does Grant wait before getting to see the men?

• a few minutes
• One hour
• Two and one half hours
• Two hours

How did Grant act that was insulting to the white men? 

• Mad
• Indifferent
• overly nice
• Intelligent; doesn’t follow the “rules;” acts “too smart for his own good.

What is the significance of this quote, "Finally, when he felt that he had inspected enough mouths and hands, he gave the school a ten-minute lecture on nutrition. Beans were good, he said. [. . .] And exercise was good. In other words, hard work was good for the young body. Picking cotton, gathering potatoes, pulling onions, working in the garden—all of that was good exercise for a growing boy or girl."

• Dr. Joseph, the school superintendent, seems to worry more about whether the students are intelligent and learning their lessons.  If wants them to have a chance to move off of the plantation. 
• Dr. Joseph, the school superintendent, seems to worry more about whether the students are strong and healthy than whether they are learning anything at school. That shows that the expectation for black students was that they would go work in the fields, not become educated, professional members of society.
• Dr. Joseph, the school superintendent, seems to worry more about whether the students are health and eating well, so that they would have a chance to live better than their parents. 

Once the wood is delivered who has the job of cutting it?

• Grant
• The men of the community
• The boys of the school
• The prisoners

When Grant begins to speak of his teacher, Matthew Antoine, what does he say he wanted from the teacher that other students didn’t?

• To help the community
• To get rich
• To be the best teacher possible 
• To learn as much as Mr. Antoine could teach him

What does Antoine say Grant should do?

• Runaway
• Fight 
• Stay 
• Give up

Which year was Grant’s first year as a teacher?

• 1972
• 1952
• 1942
• 1962