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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Before Bigger puts more coal on the fire, what is he certain he sees in the furnace?
(a) The shape of Mary's body beneath the coals.
(b) Peggy watching from the top of the stairs.
(c) He can't see anything because the light it out.
(d) The white cat watching him again.

3. When Bigger when arrives at the Dalton home for his interview, what question plagues him as he stands outside the house?
(a) Whether he should go to the front door or the back.
(b) Whether he should be dressed in nicer clothing.
(c) He's worried they will dislike him because he is black.
(d) He's concerned he won't be able to do the job.

4. When Bessie again declares she won't help Bigger with is ransom plan, what does bigger do to persuade her?
(a) Reminds her she has already helped him steal enough to land her in jail. He also threatens to slap her.
(b) He holds a knife in a threatening way and warns her she had better help him.
(c) He tells her it will be over between them if she doesn't help him.
(d) He threatens to beat her if she doesn't do what he wants.

5. Bigger finally shakes down the ashes, but he doesn't remove them from the furnace, he just adds more coal. What happens then?
(a) The room fill with smoke so Bigger has to get a fan to blow it out the basement window.
(b) The fire starts to get hot again.
(c) The fire goes out and Bigger must restart it.
(d) The fire is smothered and the basement fills with smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the job Mr. Dalton is hiring Bigger to do?

2. Where does Bigger first go after leaving his home the morning after Mary's murder?

3. How many members are in the Thomas family?

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

5. What keeps stopping Bigger from shaking down the ashes in the furnace?

(see the answer key)

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