1. Where has Grant gone?

 

2. Where does he wait?

 

3. Why does Edna make Grant reach in order to shake hands?

 

4. How long does Grant wait before getting to see the men?

 

5. How did Grant act that was insulting to the white men?

1. "He ain’t betting ‘gainst you. He aint’ betting on you neither." – page 43

 

2. "Whether I should act like the teacher that I was, or like the nigger that I was supposed to be." – page 47

 

3. "I was supposed to have said ‘don’t.’ I was being too smart." – page 48

 

4. "I was quiet. I knew when to be quiet." – page 49

This chapter takes place two weeks before Grant begins to visit Jefferson in jail.

The superintendent of schools, a white man, comes to visit Grant’s school. The students have been rehearsing their responses to him and they have been on the lookout for him so they won’t get caught off guard.

When the superintendent arrives he calls on the students by grade and then singles them out to answer his questions. He chooses students who look only half-bright or less. As he calls on students he asks to see their hands (he inspects for cleanliness). When he gets to the higher grades, he begins to ask to see their teeth.

Grant is reminded of a tale of slave buyers checking slaves’ teeth before buying the slaves.

Dr. Joseph, the superintendent, leaves with the instruction to Grant that he needs to pay more attention to hygiene and teaching the pledge of allegiance. This instruction comes because of one dirty boy who is unable to say the pledge and is also dirty.

As Dr. Joseph leaves Grant tell shim of the schools need for books and supplies but these needs fall on a deaf ear.