A Lesson Before Dying 1-7

Who is the narrator of A Lesson Before Dying?

• Tante Lou

• There is no narrator

• Jefferson

• Grant Wiggins

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How is Tante Lou related to Grant?

• his godmother

• his aunt

• his mother

• they are not related

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What does Grant describe in Chapter 1?

• Jefferson's jail cell

• his hometown politics

• what Miss Emma wants

• Jefferson's crime and trial

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What is Jefferson's reaction to the shooting?

• happiness

• shock

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Who is killed in the shooting?

• Jefferson

• Grant

• Miss Emma

• Alcee Grope

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What animal does his lawyer compare him to?

• dog

• rabbit

• hog

• hippo

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What is Jefferson's verdict?

• innocent

• guilty

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What is Jefferson's sentence?

• life in prison

• 25 years in prison

• death by lethal injection

• death by electric chair

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What is the name of Grant's girlfriend?

• Penelope

• Clarissa

• Victoria

• Vivian

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Dr. Joseph, the school superintendent, visits Grant’s class. The first thing he checks are the students’:

• colored pencils

• books

• hands

• rulers

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