View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bigger place the ransom note to be certain Mr. Dalton gets it?
(a) Under the front door.
(b) Under the back door.
(c) On Mr. Dalton's desk in his office.
(d) In the Dalton mail box.

2. How did Bigger say he was feeling at the end of his final conversation with Max?
(a) He said, "Pray for my soul."
(b) He said, "I'll be back."
(c) He said, "I did good."
(d) He said, "I'm all right."

3. 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.

4. What is the on-going plan Bigger and his friends discuss that morning?
(a) Taking classes at the YMCA
(b) Robbing a liquior store
(c) Robbing Blum's Delicatessin
(d) Going to college

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mrs. Dalton speaks to Bigger in the kitchen, what surprises him about her?

2. What did Bigger's cellmate want given back to him?

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

4. On the streetcar on the way to Bessie's apartment what does Bigger want to shout?

5. What does Bigger tell Max about the night Max had asked him to tell him about himself?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 388 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample