WorksheetsALBD S3 Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
After hearing Jefferson's lawyer call Jefferson a hog, _____ becomes obsessed with ensuring that Jefferson dies 'like a man.'
Tante Lou
Miss Emma
Vivian
Irene
_____ is the fiery, self-righteous leader of the black quarter's religious community.
Reverend Ambrose
Matthew Antoine
Dr. Joseph Morgan
Henri Pichot
_____ is Grant's beautiful, loving, and intelligent girlfriend. She is a schoolteacher at the black Catholic school in Bayonne.
Irene
Inez
Vivian
Tante Lou
_____ is Grant's superintendent of schools; he acts like everything is separate and equal though it is not..
Reverend Ambrose
Matthew Antoine
Dr. Joseph Morgan
Henri Pichot
_____ is the sheriff's deputy at the Bayonne jail, he is the only white in the novel who truly sympathizes with the black struggle in the South.
Grant
Paul
Matthew Antoine
Joseph
_____ is a stubborn white man with a sense of duty; he owns the plantation where Grant spent his childhood.
Reverend Ambrose
Matthew Antoine
Dr. Joseph Morgan
Henri Pichot
_____ a deeply religious woman who raised Grant.
Tante Lou
Miss Emma
Vivian
Irene
Sheriff Guidry warns Grant that he will lose visiting privileges if which of the following happens?
There is any sign of aggravation in Jefferson.
His wife leaves town.
He does not agree to help Guidry control Jefferson.
He continues to disrespect the deputies.
In Chapter 24, the following quote is an example of which of the following literary devices: 'And that's all we are, Jefferson, all of us on this earth, a piece of drifting wood, until we-each one of us, individually-decide to become something else' (Gaines 193).
metaphor
simile
personification
Hyperbole
In chapter 24, what is the first meal that Jefferson willingly eats with Miss Emma, Tante Lou, the Reverend, and Grant?
fried chicken
pork chops
gumbo
Beans and rice
In Chapter 25, why does Grant get in a fight at the Rainbow Club?
Some men were spreading rumors about Vivian.
Some men were talking about Jefferson.
Grant drank too much and misheard a conversation.
Grant was accused of not paying his bill.
In Chapter 27, what does the angry Reverend Ambrose call Grant when he refuses to teach Jefferson about God?
Son
Boy
Animal
Loser
In Chapter 27, why does the Reverend say that Grant is less educated than he is?
The Reverend went to Bible school which is better than the school Grant attended.
The Reverend has witnessed and knows the pain of his people, so he knows they need God to be free.
Grant is unable to use Bible verses to prove his point.
The Revered knows Latin, and Grant only knows one language.
In Chapter 28, what does Grant accept from Jefferson after their difficult conversation about religion?
A hug
A bag of nuts
A sweet potato
A handwritten prayer
In Chapter 29, what does Jefferson's friend Bok give to him in prison, causing Jefferson to cry?
A hug
A book
A marble
A knife
Why does Grant think that Jefferson is a hero to those in the quarter?
Jefferson did what was necessary to get what he wanted.
Jefferson can prove the white people wrong and be a man as he walks to the chair.
Jefferson obeys the rules like a good man.
Jefferson can kneel for God and stand like a man as he goes to the electric chair.
Who does Jefferson give his diary to in order to give it to Grant?
Henri Pichot
The sheriff
Paul
Miss Emma
What event in Chapter 30 do we observe through many different eyes?
The arrival of the electric chair
Jefferson's execution
Jefferson's appeal in court
The betting among all of the white people
In Chapter 30, a man describes the electric chair by saying,' ...whoever sat in Gruesome Gerty's lap when she was hot never sat down again' (241). This is an example of which of the following literary devices?
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Why does Jefferson need to be shaved before the electrocution?
He needs to look nice before dying.
The hair on his body could cause him to be tortured because of the electric currents.
Miss Emma asked the sheriff's wife for this one favor before Jefferson died.
The sheriff decided that Jefferson had to be humiliated one more time before he died.
Where is Grant at the time of the execution?
At school
In a church
At the prison
At Miss Emma's house
In chapter 31, _____ symbolizes the release of Jefferson's soul from an oppressive society that ultimately killed him for simply being black.
The plantation
The butterfly
The electric chair
The children's prayers
What were Jefferson's last words before dying?
'Tell Nannan I walked.'
'I am free.'
'I am innocent.'
'Lord hear my prayer.'
In Chapter 31, what happens when Grant faces his students at the end of the novel?
He sees a vision of Jefferson
He passes out
He sings a song
He cries
capable of being heard
Tranquil
Unconscious
Audible
Prejudice
begged, asked, implored
Scapegoat
Congregation
Fidgeted
Beseeched
group of people gathered together for a purpose, usually with the intent to worship
File'
Congregation
Herald
Audible
quick, small movements
Fidgeted
Herald
Scapegoat
Unconscious
a person blamed for the wrongdoings of others
Scapegoat
Prejudice
Congregation
Herald
How does the figurative language in the following quote convey Reverend Ambrose's opinions on Grant's tactics? 'He needs God in that cell, and not that sin box' (Gaines 181).
By comparing the radio to a sin box, Rev. Ambrose conveys his approval of Grant's methods.
By comparing the radio to a sin box, Rev. Ambrose conveys his jealousy of Grant's success.
By comparing the radio to a sin box, Rev. Ambrose conveys he disapproves of Grant's methods.
What is implied by the following piece of figurative language? 'And that's all we are, Jefferson, all of us on this earth, a piece of drifting wood, until we-each one of us, individually-decide to become something else' (Gaines 193).
People are discarded like driftwood.
People are capable of change just like driftwood.
People are better than driftwood.
an extreme exaggeration
Paradox
Hyperbole
Idiom
Sarcasm
What does the following example of sarcasm reveal about Grant's opinions of Reverend Ambrose in chapter 24? 'Finally, Reverend Ambrose brought his prayer-sermon to an end' (Gaines 189).
The sarcasm reveals Grant's frustration with his own lack of faith.
The sarcasm reveals Grant's lack of patience with Reverend Ambrose's constant discussion of faith.
The sarcasm reveals Grant's sympathy for Reverend Ambrose.
a question that is not meant to be answered
Simile
Rhetorical Question
Metaphor
Apostrophe
What is the implication of the following idiom? 'My eyes were closed before this moment, Jefferson. My eyes been closed all my life' (Gaines 225).
Grant has been confused and closed off, but now he understands.
Grant always closed his eyes in the sun, but now he doesn't.
Grant was being ignorant on purpose, but now he doesn't want to be.
a person, place, or thing
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
expresses an action
noun
verb
conjunction
preposition
expresses spatial or temporal relationships between things
conjunction
interjection
preposition
adjective
a consistent pattern of words to show that two or more items have equal importance
parallel structure
apostrophe
anecdote
prediction
Which punctuation mark is used to separate two COMPLETE sentences?
slash (/)
comma (,)
colon (:)
semicolon (;)
