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A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
Study Guide
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1–2
Chapters 3–5
Chapters 6–8
Chapters 9–12
Chapters 13–15
Chapters 16–18
Chapters 19–21
Chapters 22–24
Chapters 25–28
Chapter 29: Jefferson’s Diary
Chapters 30–31
Characters
Character List
Grant Wiggins
Jefferson
Sheriff Sam Guidry
Tante Lou
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Justice/Injustice
Redemption
The Past
Quotes By Section
Chapters 1–2
Chapters 3–5
Chapters 6–8
Chapters 9–12
Chapters 13–15
Chapters 16–18
Chapters 19–21
Chapters 22–24
Chapters 25–28
Chapter 29: Jefferson’s Diary
Chapters 30–31
Quotes By Character
Grant Wiggins
Jefferson
Vivian
Miss Emma
Reverend Ambrose
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Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-5
Chapters 6-8
Chapters 9-12
Chapters 13-15
Chapters 16-18
Chapters 19-21
Chapters 22-24
Chapters 25-28
Chapter 29: Jefferson's Diary
Chapters 30-31
Study Questions
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Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
Further Study
Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
1
of 5
Grant is set apart from the community he grew up in because he is ___.
Black
Educated
Married
Disabled
2
of 5
Which character becomes a Christ-like figure, with his death offering salvation to others?
Grant
Sam Guidry
Joseph Morgan
Jefferson
3
of 5
Which character embodies both decency as well as archetypal white authoritarianism at once?
Grant
Sam Guidry
Joseph Morgan
Jefferson
4
of 5
By the end of the novel, Sherriff Guidry has begun to treat Jefferson ___.
More respectfully
Like an animal
More harshly
Like a son
5
of 5
Tante Lou has the greatest influence over which character's evolution within the novel?
Jefferson
Vivian
Grant
Miss Emma
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