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A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
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What is Grant Wiggins' profession?
Pastor
Schoolteacher
College professor
Prison warden
2
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What is Miss Emma's relationship to Jefferson?
Mother
Aunt
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Godmother
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Which character excoriates Grant for forsaking his religion?
Reverend Ambrose
Jefferson
Matthew Antoine
Vivian
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Which cynical character is dead before the events of the novel take place?
Joseph Morgan
Tante Lou
Matthew Antoine
Henri Pichot
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Who is the only white man in the novel who truly sympathizes with the struggle of the Southern black community?
Paul
Sherriff Guidry
Matthew Antoine
Henri Pichot
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