A Lesson Before Dying

by: Ernest J. Gaines

Chapters 9–12 Quick Quiz

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When Grant takes Miss Emma to the jail to visit Jefferson, who searches the package she has brought?

2 of 5
How many times does Grant visit the jail with Miss Emma before she becomes “ill”, requiring him to go alone?

3 of 5
The first time Grant visits Jefferson alone, what does Jefferson ask if Grant has brought with him?

4 of 5
Which famous baseball player does Grant overhear two men talking about at the Rainbow Club?

5 of 5
In Grant’s remembered dream, which famous athlete does a young condemned man call out to?

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