A Death in the Family: Context Quiz: Quick Quiz

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When was James Agee born?

1909
1919
1929
1939

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Where did Agee attend college?

Colombia
Harvard
Stanford
Oxford

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What did Agee do two years before the publication of A Death in the Family?

He married
He graduated college
He had a son
He died

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Whose real-life death does the novel closely parallel?

Agee's mother's
Agee's son's
Agee's father's
Agee's uncle's

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What core American conflict does the novel explore?

City/country
Wealthy/poor
Upper class/lower class
Northern/southern

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Context Quiz

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When was James Agee born?

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Where did Agee attend college?

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What did Agee do two years before the publication of A Death in the Family?

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Whose real-life death does the novel closely parallel?

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What core American conflict does the novel explore?

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1 of 5 When was James Agee born?

2 of 5 Where did Agee attend college?

3 of 5 What did Agee do two years before the publication of A Death in the Family?

4 of 5 Whose real-life death does the novel closely parallel?

5 of 5 What core American conflict does the novel explore?

Popular pages: A Death in the Family

Character List CHARACTERS

Rufus Follet: Character Analysis CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Review Quiz FURTHER STUDY

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

Answer These Would-You-Rathers and We'll Tell You Which Famous Fictional Character You Are

Every Harry Potter Character, Summed Up in a Single Sentence

QUIZ: Is This a Taylor Swift Lyric or a Pride and Prejudice Quote?

6 of the Worst Books of All Time

QUIZ: How Dateable Would You Be in the 17th Century?

1 of 5
When was James Agee born?

2 of 5
Where did Agee attend college?

3 of 5
What did Agee do two years before the publication of A Death in the Family?

4 of 5
Whose real-life death does the novel closely parallel?

5 of 5
What core American conflict does the novel explore?