A Lesson Before Dying Quizzes

1. What kind of alcohol did Bear and Brother want Gropé to sell them on credit?

• Beer
• Wine
• Vodka
• Gin

2. What is Jefferson charged with?

• First-degree murder
• Manslaughter
• Robbery and first-degree murder
• Assault and first-degree murder

3. How is Jefferson sentenced to die?

• Lethal injection
• Hanging
• The gas chamber
• The electric chair

4. What does Grant Wiggins ask of each student he teaches?

• That they buy their own textbooks
• That they do their best work
• That they arrive on time no matter what
• That his / her family do something for the school every semester

5. How does Miss Emma arrange for Grant to visit Jefferson in prison?

• By speaking to Henri Pichot
• By having Grant masquerade as a priest
• By sneaking him in through a tunnel
• By bribing Deputy Paul

6. How does Miss Emma know Henri Pichot?

• She was his father's maid
• He patronizes her business
• They were classmates
• She used to work as a cook for his family

7. What kind of car does Grant drive?

• A gray Ford
• A blue Pontiac
• A red Chevrolet
• A black Dodge

8. Where does Vivian live?

• With Grant
• Bayonne
• Baton Rouge
• The quarter

9. What is the name of Grant's favorite bar?

• McCann's
• The Rainbow Club
• Phoenix Landing
• The Silver Spoon

10. Why doesn't Vivian want to elope with Grant?

• She wants to get married in the Church
• She doesn't love him
• She is still legally married to her children's father
• She doesn't want to leave her parents