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A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
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Summary
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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
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Important Quotes Explained
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Justice/Injustice
Redemption
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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
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Grant Wiggins
Jefferson
Vivian
Miss Emma
Reverend Ambrose
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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
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1
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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
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
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