A Lesson Before Dying Chapters 5-6 Thinking Questions

Answer the following questions in complete sentences with adequate explanation.

When Mr. Farrell Jarreau, yardman and handyman to Henri Pichot, visits Grant to tell him to “come up by five this evening” (40), he has to pretend like he doesn’t know what the meeting is about, but Grant knows that he knows, (“He nodded to me, knowing that I knew he knew why Henri Pichot wanted to see me, and he walked away, head down”). How does this example make you feel:

a. about Henri Pichot?

b. about Grant’s ability to understand?

2. For each item listed below, explain how it is significant to the conflict and/or characters of Ch. 6.

a. a clock

b. a dinner plate full of food

the back door to the kitchen

the word “doesn’t” vs “don’t”

Me with this questions i really need them right 4. any complex sentence contains a. independent clauses only b. dependent clauses only c. one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses d. neither independent clauses nor dependent clauses 5. an appositive is a phrase or clause that a. is a noun or group of words acting as a noun b. is placed right next to a noun c. gives more information about a noun d. all of the above 6. select the correctly punctuated sentence containing appositve. a. the vocational counselor an experienced placement specialist has agreed to me get a job. b. the vocational counselor, an experienced placement specialist has agreed to me get a job. c. the vocational counselor an experienced placement specialist, has agreed to me get a job. d. the vocational counselor, an experienced placement specialist, has agreed to me get a job.

Read the following sentence from excerpt of the narrative of the live of frederick douglass and define the bolded word: "why master was so careful of her, may be safely let to conjecture." question 10 options: a) prayer or hope b) guesswork or speculation c) relief or ease d) disapproval or disappointment

Which type of poetry often begins by announcing the subject and asking a muse for ? a. epic poetry b. dramatic poetry c. sunnets d. ballads