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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mary Dalton expected to go on the day after Bigger is hired by her father?
(a) Detroit
(b) To a communist rally
(c) University
(d) To a union meeting

2. What does Jan Erlone want to do for Bigger?
(a) Lie and tell everyone he was the one responsible for Mary's death.
(b) Introduce him to a lawyer friend from the Labor Defense Office.
(c) Introduce him to a lawyer friend from the District Attorney's Office.
(d) Plan for Bigger's escape from jail.

3. What did Bigger's mother say to him after she awakens the morning after the killing?
(a) She wanted to know why he came in after 4 in the morning.
(b) She wanted to know why he was there if he was supposed to live at the Dalton's house.
(c) She told him Bessie came to see him the night before.
(d) She wanted to know what he wanted for breakfast.

4. On the streetcar on the way to Bessie's apartment what does Bigger want to shout?
(a) That he killed a rich, white girl.
(b) That he knew something they didn't know.
(c) That he was in love with a beautiful girl.
(d) That he was lucky to have a good job.

5. What idea does Bigger get after Bessie mentions he is working near the site of the Leopold and Loeb case?
(a) That he and Bessie should go out on the town
(b) Contacting Leopold and Loeb for advice
(c) Kidnapping and ransom
(d) Blaming Mary's disappeareance on Leopold and Loeb

Short Answer Questions

1. When Peggy finds Mary is not in her room what does she question Bigger about it, and what does he tell her?

2. What does Bigger think when Mr. Dalton brags about giving ping pong tables to the South Side Boy's Club?

3. What are the three possible penalties Bigger faces?

4. The South Side Real Estate Company is what to Bigger?

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

(see the answer key)

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