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A Death in the Family
James Agee
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Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapters 3–4
Chapters 5–6
Chapter 7
Section in Italics–End of Part One
Chapter 8
Chapters 9–10
Chapter 11
Chapters 12–13
Section in Italics (I)
Section in Italics (II)
Chapters 14–15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapters 18–20
Characters
Character List
Rufus Follet
Mary Follet
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapters 3-4
Chapters 5-6
Chapter 7
Section in Italics-End of Part One
Chapter 8
Chapters 9-10
Chapter 11
Chapters 12-13
Section in Italics (1)
Section in Italics (2)
Chapters 14-15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapters 18-20
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Glossary of Literary Terms
How to Cite This SparkNote
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Chapters 3-4 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 3-4 Quiz
1
of 5
When the ferryman asks about Jay's father, Jay says that his father is ___.
Come on poorly
Took at the heart
Chasing the angels
Living on borrowed time
2
of 5
What do Jay and the ferryman see waiting on the other side of the river?
A covered wagon
A circus caravan
A man on a bicycle
A trio of drunks
3
of 5
Why does Mary have trouble feeling sorry for Jay's father?
She hardly knows him
She thinks he's faking
He looks down on her
She never liked him
4
of 5
Mary saw in Grampa Follet, "a kind of ___ which took advantage, and heaped disadvantage and burden on others."
Arrogance
Faith
Weakness
Ignorance
5
of 5
What does Mary worry may widen the gulf between herself and Jay?
Raising the children Catholic
Her family's reputation
Trying to pay the bills
His drinking problem
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