2. What does Bigger say about church and religion?
(a) It's for whipped folks.
(b) If he was religious he'd be dead now.
(c) Only poor people are happy in church.
(d) All of the above

3. How does Bigger see Jan Erlone for the first time when Jan visits him in jail?
(a) As a communist.
(b) As a scape goat.
(c) As a man, not a "white" man.
(d) As a friend.

4. How many witnesses did State's Attorney Buckley say he was going to call to the stand?
(a) Ninety
(b) Fifty
(c) Thirty-five
(d) Sixty

5. What does Bigger do after the body is finally disposed of?
(a) He finishes the bottle of rum then goes home to sleep.
(b) He takes Mary's necklace to a pawn shop then goes home with the money.
(c) He steals money from Mary's purse then goes home to sleep.
(d) He takes the pamphlets Jan gave him and plants them in Mary's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book Two Bigger is feeling very confident and powerful, except when he sleeps and dreams. What does he dream about after his first meeting with Britten.

2. When Bessie again declares she won't help Bigger with is ransom plan, what does bigger do to persuade her?

3. Why did Bigger go to trial so quickly?

4. What did Bigger try to figure out during the days before his sentence was fulfilled?

5. What does Bigger say the white people do to black people?

(see the answer key)

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