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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?
(a) Jack
(b) Bessie Mears
(c) Peggy
(d) Jan Erlone

2. What doe Bigger and Jack think being "Red" is?
(a) That it is better to be "Red" than dead.
(b) It's a violent race in Russia.
(c) It's American communists.
(d) It's to do with Native Americans.

3. Where does Bigger Thomas and his family live?
(a) An apartment in the "Black Belt"
(b) In the basement of an abandoned building
(c) In a condo on the river
(d) A shack along the waterfront

4. Who answers the door when Bigger finally knocks on the door of the Dalton house?
(a) The house-keeper.
(b) Mary Dalton
(c) The butler.
(d) Mr. Dalton

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bigger do to silence Mary in her room?

2. How does Bigger feel when he enters the Dalton home for the very first time?

3. What is the title of the first part of the novel?

4. What does Bigger tell his friend Gus he could do if he had the chance?

5. Where do Mary and Jan sit in the car?

(see the answer key)

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