A Lesson Before Dying Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around A Lesson Before Dying? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. What does Grant see that lets him know that Jefferson has died?


An ambulance
A butterfly
A dead pecan tree
A newspaper article
Q. To what animal is Jefferson repeatedly compared in the novel?


Hog
Moth
Monkey
Mouse
Q. What does Jefferson say he wants to eat when he's acting like an animal?


Corn
Sweet potatoes
Pecans
Okra
Q. Besides the state and national flags, which other flag flies at the Bayonne courthouse?


The Confederate flag
The French flag
The Jolly Roger
A freak flag
Q. How does Jefferson show he is a man?


He walks on two feet
He walks on four hoofs
He learns to talk
He has a baby