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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bigger decide to do with Mary's body next?
(a) Burn it in the furnace.
(b) Ship it in the trunk to Jan
(c) Put it in a dumpster near the train station.
(d) Sink the trunk and the body in the river.

2. What two words best describe Bigger in this opening part of the novel?
(a) Hopeless and Fun-loving
(b) Helpless and Strong
(c) Angry and Joker
(d) Pessimistic and Angry

3. What Bigger and his friends call the game they play?
(a) Kick the can
(b) Catch me if you can
(c) "Black" against "White"
(d) "White"

4. On Bigger's first night at work, what does he, Mary and Jan do as they drive around the park?
(a) Get drunk and read pamphlets
(b) Talk about Mary's upcoming trip.
(c) Drink until they all pass out.
(d) Drink beer, rum and talk about communism.

5. What happens when Bigger tries to dispose of Mary's body?
(a) It's too heavy for him to lift it into the dumpster.
(b) He has to put holes in the trunk so it will sink in the water.
(c) It doesn't fit in the furnace.
(d) He has to steal money from Mary's purse to pay the shipping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bigger do after the body is finally disposed of?

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

3. What does Mr. Dalton's company own?

4. When the young couple treats him as an equal how does if make Bigger feel?

5. What is Vera doing at the YWCA?

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