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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they leave the movie and go to the pool hall, what does Bigger do?
(a) Gets in a fight with Gus, then slices the felt top of the pool table with his knife.
(b) He picks a fight with the owner of the pool hall then stabs Gus.
(c) Gets in a fight with Gus then breaks a bottle and cuts the felt top of the pool table.
(d) He says he wants to break into the Dalton home instead of Blum's Delicatessin.

2. What is the theme of the movie Bigger and Jack go to see?
(a) That white's are all communists
(b) That blacks can also be rich
(c) The lifestyle of rich white people
(d) That white people will suffer in the depression

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

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

5. What is different about Bigger and his friend's plan this time?
(a) They will use a car to getaway.
(b) They will do it in daylight instead of night.
(c) They will use a gun and the person is white.
(d) They will wear the jersey of a vival gang.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mary suggest she, Jan and Bigger go to eat?

2. After winning the battle with "the beast" what does Bigger do?

3. Where does Bigger say white people live?

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

5. Where does Mrs. Thomas say Bigger will end up if he doesn't straighten out his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bigger get so angry and violent with Gus when he says he'll go along with the robbery?

2. Why does Bigger need to get a job?

3. What did he find outside near the car on the night of Mary's death, and what did he do with it?

4. What were Bigger's two final concerns about the burning body?

5. After Bigger realized Mary was dead, why didn't he even consider just telling the truth?

6. Describe Bigger's home.

7. Explain the game, "White," that Bigger and his friends played.

8. What was the story Bigger planned to tell when he returned in the morning?

9. What is the symbolism of the two movies Bigger and his friends saw?

10. How does Bigger really feel about holding up Blum's Delicatessen?

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