A Lesson Before Dying Chapter 1-4

Why wasn't Grant at the trial?

• Because he was busy
• Because he already knew the outcome
  
• Because he had not been told about it
• He was teaching school
  

Infer the meaning of this quote, " I was not there, yet I was there.

• He was there in spirit
  
• He did not have to be there to know what was happening
• He felt like he was there even though he was not
  
• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following things were necessary when Grant, Tante Lou and Miss Emma went to visit Henri Pichot.

• Enter through the back door, make little eye contact, speak with respect, show they were in control
• Wait to be spoken to, enter through the back door, wait in the kitchen, make little eye contact
• They had a relationship with Henri Pichot and were treated like equals

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CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

 What animal was used to describe Jefferson?

• a dog 
• a hog
• a monkey 
• a cow

What is Jefferson charged with?

• Assault and first degree murder
• Manslaughter
• Robbery and first degree murder
• First degree murder

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Antonie say Grant should do?

• Hide 
• Runaway 
• Teach
• Read

What is Grant's teacher name?

• Matthew Antonie
• Beyonce Knowles 
• Jefferson Wiggins
• John Antonie

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CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did school only meet 5.5 months? 

• Kids were needed in the fields the rest of the time
• They can only afford to have school for 5 months

Who is the narrator? 

• Grant
• Miss Emma
• Jefferson

Who is the author of "A Lesson Before Dying"? 

• Maya Angelou 
• Ernest Gaines 
• Elie Wisel 
• Langston Hughes

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6