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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bigger do after he puts Mary to bed?
(a) He puts her into her nightgown
(b) He kisses her
(c) He leaves her alone
(d) He covers her

2. How do the police finally catch Bigger?
(a) An officer wrestles with him and wins.
(b) They don't, he gets away one more time.
(c) They shoot him in the leg.
(d) They use a water hose to soak him.

3. Why does Mr. Dalton refuse to have Jan Erlone picked up by the police for questioning?
(a) He is afraid of the bad publicity.
(b) He doesn't think Jan Erlone has anything to do with it.
(c) He doesn't want the police invovled because doesn't trust them.
(d) He's afraid his daughter is just doing this to disgrace the family.

4. What idea does Bigger get after Bessie mentions he is working near the site of the Leopold and Loeb case?
(a) That he and Bessie should go out on the town
(b) Blaming Mary's disappeareance on Leopold and Loeb
(c) Contacting Leopold and Loeb for advice
(d) Kidnapping and ransom

5. What is the theme of the movie Bigger and Jack go to see?
(a) That blacks can also be rich
(b) That white's are all communists
(c) That white people will suffer in the depression
(d) The lifestyle of rich white people

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bigger see Jan Erlone for the first time when Jan visits him in jail?

2. What happens when Bigger climbs another ledge on the rooftop and beings crawling away?

3. After he returns to work at the Dalton house, what happens when Peggy asks Bigger to tend to the furnace because it has been running too hot?

4. What does Bigger begin to wish for all blacks?

5. What does Jan Erlone want to do for Bigger?

(see the answer key)

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