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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Thomas want Bigger to do to help the family?
(a) Go to Blum's Delicatessin to get dinner.
(b) Get them a better place to live.
(c) Go to the supermarket for rat poison.
(d) Get a job.

2. What is the job Mr. Dalton is hiring Bigger to do?
(a) handy-man
(b) window washer
(c) butler
(d) chauffeur

3. Where does Bigger first go after leaving his home the morning after Mary's murder?
(a) The pool hall
(b) Church
(c) The Dalton's home
(d) Bessie's apartment

4. How many members are in the Thomas family?
(a) Four
(b) Eight
(c) Five
(d) Six

5. What terrorizes the family in the opening of the novel?
(a) A rabid cat
(b) A gunman
(c) A rat
(d) Their landlord

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when one of the men discovers bone and an earring in the ashes?

2. What is the on-going plan Bigger and his friends discuss that morning?

3. In what ways does Bigger act to give the impression he thinks Mary is asleep upstairs in her bedroom?

4. What did Buddy tell Bigger happened the night before?

5. What happens when Bigger arrives at Bessie's apartment and he tries to kiss her?

(see the answer key)

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