Character Descriptions 1
Robbed a liquor store and died
Brother and Bear
The narrator
Grant Wiggins
What is Miss Emma's relationship with Jefferson?
She is his godmother.
What does Miss Emma do with the food that Jefferson refuses to eat?
She gives it to the other prisoners
What type of figurative language is being used in the following quote?
“You watch your tongue, sir,’ my aunt said. I sat back in the chair and looked at the both of them. They sat there like boulders, their bodies, their minds immovable” (Gaines 14).
Simile
Grant's Aunt
Tante Lou
Person on death row
Jefferson
What is the one word that describes the entire novel?
Hog
What is the truck carrying into town?
The Electric Chair
What type of figurative language is being used in the following quote?
“I erased the three lines, as well as her slanted sentences. ‘I want you to write me six simple sentences in straight lines” (Gaines 37).
Alliteration
Cooks for Jefferson and brings it to the jail
Miss Emma
Grant's girlfriend
Vivian
Who is the driving force behind Sheriff Sam Guidry’s decision to let Grant visit Jefferson?
His Wife
What does Dr. Joseph do to the children in Grant’s class that dehumanizes them?
He inspects their mouths and teeth
What type of figurative language is being used in the following quote?
“Then Miss Emma coughed twice-short and dry-to let me know that she was on her deathbed” (Gaines 77).
Hyperbole
Concerned for Jefferson's salvation
Reverend Ambrose
Liquor store owner who got killed
Alcee Groupe
When Grant arrives at the Pichot house, Inze tells Grant that Mr. Pichot, Mr. Sam, and Mr. Louis are betting on something. What are they taking bets on?
Grant being able to make a man out of Jefferson
Who came to visit Grant’s University when he was in college?
An Irish Professor
What type of literary device is being used in the following quote?
“Bear had been drinking, and his eyes were glossy, he walked unsteadily, grinning all the times as he continued around the counter” (Gaines 5).
Imagery
The nice deputy in the jail
Paul Bonin
Plantation Owner
Henri Pichot
What is the initial setting of the novel?
The courthouse
What does Paul Bonin want from Grant?
Friendship
What type of figurative language is being used in the following quote?
“And on a Friday too. Always on Friday. Same time as He dies, between twelve and three. But they can’t take this one’s life too soon after the recognition of His death…” (Gaines 158).
Biblical Allusion