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Novel questions I
Novel questions I
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antebellum A) before the war B) secret plan c) not able to read D) culture in New Orleans
What is A) before the war
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Jefferson in his journal remembering how he worked in the fields and was an innocent child, but now is a man and must die.
What is 8. “When I was a little boy I was a waterboy an rode the cart but now I got to be a man an set in cher” (234).
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Grant considering the trial. He is afraid to attend because he knows how they will judge Jefferson, but he is there in spirit. Jefferson represents their entire black community.
What is 1. "I was not there, yet I was there." (3: the first sentence of the novel)
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Tante Lou determines that Vivian is a woman of ________. a) ill repute b) bad upbringing c) quality d) questionable morals
What is c) quality
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The novel is set in a) new orleans b) point coupee c) bayonne d) the quarter
What is c) bayonne and d) the quarter
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Frail A) fragile b) implacable c) stealthy d) muscular
What is A) fragile
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Paul to Grant testifying to Jefferson’s bravery and Paul’s desire to publicly share his victory.
What is 11. “’I don’t know what you’re going to say when you go back in there. But tell them he was the bravest man in that room today. I’m witness, Grant Wiggins. Tell them so” (256).
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Jefferson’s defense attorney explaining his reason for not executing Jefferson. He says that Jefferson isn’t even human and it wouldn’t be just to kill a hog. He belittles Jefferson as if his life has no value.
What is 2. “Gentlemen of jury, be merciful. For God’s sake, be merciful. He is innocent of all charges brought against him. …. But let us say he was not. Let us for a moment say he was not. What justice would there be to take this life? Justice, gentlemen? Why, I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair as this?’” (8)
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Despite Grant not being present, the first chapter, about the trial, is still written in _______________ point of view. a) first person b) second person c) third person d) third person omniscient
What is a) first person
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In his journal, Jefferson accepts responsibility for a) talking bad about Vivian b) getting in the car with Bear and Brother c) killing Mr. Grope d) showing Miss Emma love
What is a, b, and d
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patronizing a) treating well b) encouraging c) patting d) belittling
What is d) belittling
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Grant explaining to Vivian that the men in their culture are pressured to fight against the racist discrimination. Their choice is to run because the burden is so great or allow it to break them down. He is afraid he will break.
What is 4. "We black men...stay here in the South and are broken, or we run away and leave them alone to look after the children and themselves. So each time a male child is born, they hope he will be the one to change this vicious circle--which he never does. Because even though he wants to change it, and maybe even tries to change it, it is too heavy a burden because of all the others who have run away and left their burdens behind.... I can give them something that neither a husband, a father, nor a grandfather ever did, so they want to hold on as long as they can. Not realizing that their holding on will break me too" (166-67).
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Grant explaining how the need to bow down to Henri Pichot and to enter the prison humiliates him, makes him less a man, and lowers his sense of dignity.
What is 3. "Everything you sent me to school for, you're stripping me of it,' I told my aunt.... ‘The humiliation I had to go through, going into that man's kitchen.... Now going up to that jail.... Anything to humiliate me. All the things you wanted me to escape by going to school’" (79).
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_____ During Mr. Joseph Morgan’s (the superintendent) visit, a) Irene Cole practiced simple sentences with the premier grades. b) He quizzed students by asking grammatical, geographical, and mathematical questions, and then commented on the cleanliness of the children. c) He concluded that Grant exhibited lackluster teaching skills and through student progress. d) Louis Washington stormed out of the schoolroom.
What is b
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Matthew Antoine is: a) a student of Grant’s b) Grant’s former teacher. c) Grant’s childhood friend. d) a white man Grant runs into at Mr. Henri’s house.
What is b) Grant’s former teacher.
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vex a) calm b) annoy c) beg d) afflict
What is b) annoy
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Grant to Jefferson explaining that only Jefferson can shame the white men who represent injustice and lies.
What is 6. “I want you to chip away at the myth by standing. I want you- yes, you- to call them liars. I want you to show them that you are as much a man – more than a man than they can ever be” (192).
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Grant to Jefferson encouraging him to be a hero, sacrifice, be brave and face death like a man – even though no one expects it.
What is 5. “’A hero does for others. He would do anything for people he loves, because he knows it would make their lives better. I am not that kind of person, but I want you to be. You could give something that I never could. They expect it from me, but not from you’” (191).
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Jefferson's journal foreshadows him walking to the chair as a man in the following ways: a) he can't listen to Randy on the radio anymore b) he decides to eat a small portion of ice cream instead of indulge in a whole gallon c) tells Grant that he is a man d) gives love to Miss Emma to make her feel better
What is b, c, d
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The majority of chapter 30 is written in third person omniscient in order to show: a) Grant's perspective b) Jefferson's perspective c) the whole town d) Jefferson's effect on humanity
What is d) Jefferson's effect on humanity
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beseeching a) asking b) giving c) begging d) hearing
What is c) begging
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Grant is outside during the time of the execution -- he is encouraged by the beauty of a butterfly, which is free and flies out of sight as Jefferson dies.
What is 10. “I probably would not have noticed it all had a butterfly, … I watched it closely, the way it opened its wings for a second or two, then opened them again and flew away. I watched it fly over the ditch and down into the quarter, I watched it until I could not see it anymore” (252).
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Grant finally can truthfully face the children and allow himself to mourn Jefferson’s death with hope for their future.
What is 12. “I went up to the desk and turned to face them. I was crying” (256).
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Grant's final action of crying: a) foreshadows him opening up to students and teaching them about Jefferson b) shows he is a man as he releases his emotions c) shows his final understanding of the lessons Jefferson taught him d) shows how much he misses his parents
What is a, b, c
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"It was over." "It" probably refers to a) Grant's conflict about running or staying/being broken b) Jefferson's life c) Grant's teaching of Jefferson d) Grant teaching about Jefferson
What is a, b, and c.