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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bigger's mother say to him after she awakens the morning after the killing?
(a) She wanted to know why he came in after 4 in the morning.
(b) She wanted to know why he was there if he was supposed to live at the Dalton's house.
(c) She told him Bessie came to see him the night before.
(d) She wanted to know what he wanted for breakfast.

2. How did Bigger say he was feeling at the end of his final conversation with Max?
(a) He said, "I'll be back."
(b) He said, "I'm all right."
(c) He said, "I did good."
(d) He said, "Pray for my soul."

3. What does Jan Erlone want to do for Bigger?
(a) Plan for Bigger's escape from jail.
(b) Lie and tell everyone he was the one responsible for Mary's death.
(c) Introduce him to a lawyer friend from the Labor Defense Office.
(d) Introduce him to a lawyer friend from the District Attorney's Office.

4. What is wrong with Mary when Bigger takes her home?
(a) She is very sick.
(b) She is too drunk to walk.
(c) She wants to go right to Detroit.
(d) She doesn't want to go home.

5. What does Bigger daydream about during the second movie?
(a) Learning the secret to "Getting hold of money."
(b) Moving out of the ghetto and into the country.
(c) Learning how to invest money and make it grow.
(d) Learning how to overcome race barriers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doe Bigger and Jack think being "Red" is?

2. What does Bigger do to Bessie after they go to the old building to hide?

3. Where does the novel "Native Son" take place?

4. Who does Bigger see when he, Mary and Jan enter the restaurant?

5. What does Max want Bigger to do?

(see the answer key)

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