Native Son Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Native Son Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Bigger threatens Gus, who prevents him from attacking the other man?
(a) Jack
(b) G. H.
(c) Bigger's mom
(d) Vera

2. Why does Mrs. Dalton express disappoint in Bigger?
(a) Because he does not want to continue his education.
(b) Because he doesn't like her family.
(c) Because he is in a gang.
(d) Because he has a prison record.

3. Tell whom the lone witness to Bigger's crime is?
(a) The Dalton's white cat.
(b) Peggy the housekeeper
(c) A neighbor peeking out their window
(d) Mrs. Dalton

4. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?
(a) Bessie Mears
(b) Jan Erlone
(c) Peggy
(d) Jack

5. After winning the battle with "the beast" what does Bigger do?
(a) He frightens his sister, Vera, with the body.
(b) He shows his mother his prize.
(c) He sits down to eat dinner.
(d) He hides the remains.

6. What two words best describe Bigger in this opening part of the novel?
(a) Hopeless and Fun-loving
(b) Pessimistic and Angry
(c) Helpless and Strong
(d) Angry and Joker

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

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

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

10. How does Bigger get Mary to her room without disturbing anyone?
(a) He drags her
(b) He carries her
(c) He gets her parents to help
(d) He gets Peggy to help

11. What does Bigger do after he puts Mary to bed?
(a) He puts her into her nightgown
(b) He kisses her
(c) He leaves her alone
(d) He covers her

12. What doe Bigger and Jack think being "Red" is?
(a) That it is better to be "Red" than dead.
(b) It's American communists.
(c) It's a violent race in Russia.
(d) It's to do with Native Americans.

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

14. Where does Bigger say white people live?
(a) Inside him and all other black people
(b) In the ghetto
(c) Inside fancy mansions
(d) On the south side of Chicago

15. Where does the novel "Native Son" take place?
(a) Philadelphia
(b) New York City
(c) Chicago
(d) Birmingham

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bigger and Mary take Jan after their evening out?

2. What does Bigger do to silence Mary in her room?

3. What happens when Bigger tries to dispose of Mary's body?

4. How many members are in the Thomas family?

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

(see the answer keys)

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