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WorksheetsA Lesson Before Dying Chapters 1 to 4 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who wrote A Lesson Before Dying?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Arthur Miller
Ernest J. Gaines
Langston Hughes
Who was found guilty of murder and sentenced to die?
Jefferson
Grant
Paul
Farrell
Why didn't Grant go to the sentencing?
He did not want to sit in the "Black" section.
He did not like Jefferson.
He was spending the weekend with his girlfriend.
He already knew what the outcome would be.
What is the relationship between Jefferson and Miss Emma?
aunt
mother
godmother
grandmother
A small quantity of something.
Aggravate
Immobile
Modicum
Cynical
Jefferson's attorney uses all of the following to try to get the jury to acquit Jefferson except
Jefferson is an animal who cannot think and plan.
Jefferson is a fool who wasn't aware of right from wrong.
Jefferson has the mind of a boy.
Jefferson is a victim of the corruption of the racist justice system.
Grant teaches in...
a barn
a church
Pichot's shed
the Rainbow Club
Which of the following statements best explains what "hog" connotes to Jefferson?
dirtiness
insatiable hunger
a lack of humanity
laziness
What does Miss Emma want for Jefferson?
She wants Jefferson to know he's a man.
She wants Jefferson to be found innocent.
She wants Jefferson to learn how to read.
She wants Jefferson to learn how to escape.
Why did Grant briefly leave the plantation?
He went to university.
He got a job in California.
He hasn't left the plantation.
How does Miss Emma know Henri Pichot?
She lives nearby.
He was the judge presiding over Jefferson's case.
She worked for many years for him and his family as a cook.
She was his babysitter and friend in his younger days.
How does Henri Pichot feel about Grant?
He feels sad for him to be losing a friend in Jefferson.
He is angry at Grant for coming to his house to ask a question.
He feels a connection to Grant because he knows his relatives.
He is resentful of Grant, given his education and pride.
Which piece of evidence best supports your answer to the previous question?
"I was too educated for Henri Pichot; he had no use for me at all anymore."
"I spoke up before the trial; I can't say any more."
"I know what you've done for this family over the years."
"I'll speak to him, but it's up to him, not me."
What is Vivian's relationship to Grant?
She is his sister.
She is another teacher he sometimes works with.
She is his girlfriend.
She is his best friend.
What are some of the barriers keeping Vivian and Grant apart?
Her husband and her worry over her children.
Her work and her worry over her children.
Her parents and her jealous ex-boyfriend.
Her sickly older sister and her dreams of leaving Louisiana.
