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A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
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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
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At age nine, Gaines began working in the fields harvesting ___.
Potatoes
Tobacco
Okra
Cotton
3
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In what year did Gaines complete his famous novel, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman?
1961
1963
1971
1993
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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
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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
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