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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 do after the body is finally disposed of?
(a) He takes the pamphlets Jan gave him and plants them in Mary's room.
(b) He steals money from Mary's purse then goes home to sleep.
(c) He takes Mary's necklace to a pawn shop then goes home with the money.
(d) He finishes the bottle of rum then goes home to sleep.

2. How does Bigger feel when he enters the Dalton home for the very first time?
(a) Uncomfortable
(b) Indifferent
(c) Lucky
(d) Worried

3. After meeting Mrs. Dalton, what two things does Bigger note about her?
(a) She is an attractive woman with a good education.
(b) She is blind and much younger than her husband.
(c) She is blind and uses words he doesn't understand.
(d) She is afraid to speak up to her husband and seems afraid of him.

4. How does Bigger feel about Mary Dalton?
(a) He has no feelings about her or anyone.
(b) He feels she is just like her mother.
(c) He finds her very attractive.
(d) He hates her instantly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tell whom the lone witness to Bigger's crime is?

2. When Peggy gives Bigger dinner, what other job does she tell Bigger he must do?

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

4. What is Vera doing at the YWCA?

5. What terrorizes the family in the opening of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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