Plot
Quotes
Characters
Background
100
How long do the men make Grant wait before coming to talk to him?
Two and a half hours
100
Who said “I would rather not have anything to do with it sir, but that's what she wants”
Grant (page 48)
100
What was the full name of the superintendent?
Dr. Joseph Morgan
100
What years does the book take place in?
The late 1940s
200
Where does Grant wait for the men?
In the kitchen
200
“ And I want you to know I don’t like it. Because I think the only thing you can do is just aggravate him, trying to put something in his head against his will. And I’d rather see a content hog go to the chair then and aggravated hog”
Sam Guidry (page 49)
200
What is the name of the sheriff? (first and last)
Sam Guidry
200
What is the name of the town that Grant likes to go to?
Bayonne
300
Besides inspecting the children's hand, what else did the superintendent look at?
Their teeth
300
“I can’t hear you if you keep your head down”
Dr. Joseph (page 54)
300
What does the superintendent think Grants last name is?
Higgins
300
What year was A Lesson Before Dying published?
1993
400
Dr. Joseph gave the kids a ten minute lecture on what before leaving?
Nutrition
400
Who said ‘“Just do the best you can. But it won’t matter.’”
Matthew Antoine (page 66)
400
What was the name of Grant’s teacher?
Matthew Antoine
400
What was Grant’s first year as a teacher?
1942
500
What were the names of the kids that Grant remembers chopping wood with? (Name three)
Bill, Jerry, Claudee, Smitty, Snowball
500
Who said, "You'll visit my grave one day and tell me how right I was."
Matthew Antoine
500
How old was Matthew Antoine when he died
43 years old
500
About how long had Grant been teaching when Matthew Antoine died?
Two or three weeks.
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