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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Bigger puts Mary's body in the trunk?
(a) It doesn't fit so he has to cut her limbs off.
(b) It doesn't fit so he has to force it inside.
(c) It doesn't fit so he sits on the lid until he can close it.
(d) It doesn't fit so he rolls her in a carpet.

2. Who does Bigger see when he, Mary and Jan enter the restaurant?
(a) Jack and Bessie Mears
(b) Gus, Jack and G.H.
(c) Jack and G.H.
(d) Gus and Bessie Mears

3. Where does Mrs. Thomas say Bigger will end up if he doesn't straighten out his life?
(a) In jail
(b) Living on the street
(c) The gallows
(d) In foster care

4. Who is the owner of the pool hall?
(a) Mr. Dalton
(b) Doc
(c) Jack's father
(d) G.L.'s brother

5. When the young couple treats him as an equal how does if make Bigger feel?
(a) Like he should quit the new job.
(b) He feels uneasy and hates them.
(c) He likes them immediately.
(d) Like dumping them and picking up his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bigger do after he puts Mary to bed?

2. How does Bigger plan to explain his fingerprints in Mary's bedroom?

3. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?

4. When Bigger when arrives at the Dalton home for his interview, what question plagues him as he stands outside the house?

5. Who answers the door when Bigger finally knocks on the door of the Dalton house?

(see the answer key)

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