ALBD test 2 review

How does Grant's reflection on his former classmates and current students make him feel about teaching?

• He wonders if he's reaching his students at all.

• He feels that he can reach them if he is a passionate teacher.

• He feels that educating them is what caused them to have bad lives.

• None of these.

Why did Matthew Antoine stay a teacher for so long?

• He couldn't get any other job.

• He loved teaching.

• He wanted to be a role model for children.

• He couldn't go anywhere else and feel superior to others.

Sherriff Guidry warns Grant he will lose his visiting privileges if...

How does Jefferson act the first time he is alone with Grant?

• They talk and share their feelings.

• He is calm and polite.

• He acts like a hog.

• He ignores Grant completely.

Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis were heroes to the Black community during the 30s and 40s because...

• people won $ from betting on them.

• they inspired Black people across the country at the time.

• they showed people that Black athletes were superior.

• they allowed Black people to listen to the radio to hear their games/matches.

How does Reverend Ambrose's appearance in chapter 13 influence the plot of the novel?

• It eases the tension built up in the book so far.

• It introduces a new obstacle for Grant to have to deal with.

• It shows that the community is fragmented.

• It gives the reader another character to root for.

Reverend Ambrose is most concerned with Jefferson's

Why did Grant stop going to church?

• Religion traumatized him.

• He'd rather listen to the radio instead.

• He thinks Rev. Ambrose is a hypocrite.

• He devoted himself to school instead.

Why doesn't Vivian see her family anymore?

• They don't like dark-skinned people and she married a dark-skinned man.

• They're dead.

• They don't approve of her divorce.

• They are Baptist and disagree that she is Catholic.

Why does Miss Emma slap Jefferson at the jail?

• He ate like a hog.

• He refuses to talk to her.

• She's frustrated with his behavior and tries to slap some sense into him.

• She's an angry and abusive parent.