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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members are in the Thomas family?
(a) Six
(b) Five
(c) Eight
(d) Four

2. What does Mr. Dalton's company own?
(a) The home in the ghetto where Bigger lives.
(b) A limo service.
(c) A construction company.
(d) The oldest bank in the city.

3. Where does Mary suggest she, Jan and Bigger go to eat?
(a) Ms. Ernie's Rib Shack
(b) Ernetsine's Chicken Shack
(c) Ernie's Chicken and Ribs
(d) Ernie's Kitchen Shack

4. Where is Mary Dalton expected to go on the day after Bigger is hired by her father?
(a) To a communist rally
(b) To a union meeting
(c) University
(d) Detroit

5. As Bigger is leaving the Dalton home after Mary's death, what does he find near the Dalton's car?
(a) A bottle of rum
(b) The pamphlets Jan gave him
(c) Mary's expensive necklace
(d) Mary's purse

Short Answer Questions

1. What Bigger and his friends call the game they play?

2. Where does Bigger take the trunk with the body inside?

3. Why does Mrs. Dalton express disappoint in Bigger?

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

5. What does Bigger realize after Mrs. Dalton leaves Mary's bedroom?

(see the answer key)

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