SparkNotes: A Lesson Before Dying: Context Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
Ernest J. Gaines was born during what historical period of hardship in the U.S.?

The Civil War
The New Deal
The Great Depression
World War II

2 of 5
At age nine, Gaines began working in the fields harvesting ___.

Potatoes
Tobacco
Okra
Cotton

3 of 5
In what year did Gaines complete his famous novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

1961
1963
1971
1993

4 of 5
A Lesson Before Dying spans a century-long period of systemic discrimination in U.S. history known as ___.

Reconstruction
The Great Depression
The Great Migration
The Jim Crow Era

5 of 5
Jim Crow laws remained in effect until the passage of which law in 1964?

The Civil Rights Act
The New Deal
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Fugitive Slave Act

A Lesson Before Dying

Context Quiz

1 of 5
Ernest J. Gaines was born during what historical period of hardship in the U.S.?

2 of 5
At age nine, Gaines began working in the fields harvesting ___.

3 of 5
In what year did Gaines complete his famous novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

4 of 5
A Lesson Before Dying spans a century-long period of systemic discrimination in U.S. history known as ___.

5 of 5
Jim Crow laws remained in effect until the passage of which law in 1964?

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1 of 5 Ernest J. Gaines was born during what historical period of hardship in the U.S.?

2 of 5 At age nine, Gaines began working in the fields harvesting ___.

3 of 5 In what year did Gaines complete his famous novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

4 of 5 A Lesson Before Dying spans a century-long period of systemic discrimination in U.S. history known as ___.

5 of 5 Jim Crow laws remained in effect until the passage of which law in 1964?

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CHARACTERS Character List

CHARACTERS Grant Wiggins: Character Analysis

QUOTES Quotes by Theme

MAIN IDEAS Themes

FURTHER STUDY Review Quiz

Take a Study Break

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QUIZ: Are You Living in a Literary Dystopia? Mar 23, 2020

1 of 5
Ernest J. Gaines was born during what historical period of hardship in the U.S.?

2 of 5
At age nine, Gaines began working in the fields harvesting ___.

3 of 5
In what year did Gaines complete his famous novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?

4 of 5
A Lesson Before Dying spans a century-long period of systemic discrimination in U.S. history known as ___.

5 of 5
Jim Crow laws remained in effect until the passage of which law in 1964?