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A Lesson Before Dying
Ernest J. Gaines
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What color is the truck carrying the electric chair, which drives into town on the morning of the execution?
Black
Blue
Gray
Red
2
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Prior to Jefferson's, how many executions has sheriff Guidry overseen?
None
One
Five
Seventeen
3
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Who is Henry incent?
The prison doctor
The prison warden
A church leader
The executioner
4
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At ten to noon on the day of Jefferson's execution, what does Grant ask his students to do?
Walk out
Kneel
Sing
Pray
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What happens when Grant faces his students at the end of the novel, after Jefferson's execution?
He sees a vision of Jefferson
He cries
He sings a song
He passes out
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