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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Bigger tries to dispose of Mary's body?
(a) He has to put holes in the trunk so it will sink in the water.
(b) It doesn't fit in the furnace.
(c) It's too heavy for him to lift it into the dumpster.
(d) He has to steal money from Mary's purse to pay the shipping.

4. What does Bigger keep throwing out of his cell?
(a) His food
(b) His old newspapers
(c) A wooden cross
(d) His cigarette buts

5. What is the third thing Bigger admitted to Max he would have liked to have been?
(a) A father
(b) A police officer
(c) A teacher
(d) In business

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bessie again declares she won't help Bigger with is ransom plan, what does bigger do to persuade her?

2. What is the theme of the movie Bigger and Jack go to see?

3. How does Bigger see Jan Erlone for the first time when Jan visits him in jail?

4. How does Bigger feel about Mary Dalton?

5. Who did Bigger want to see before he died?

(see the answer key)

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