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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 Mary suggest she, Jan and Bigger go to eat?
(a) Ms. Ernie's Rib Shack
(b) Ernetsine's Chicken Shack
(c) Ernie's Chicken and Ribs
(d) Ernie's Kitchen Shack

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

3. What keeps stopping Bigger from shaking down the ashes in the furnace?
(a) Fear and dread
(b) He is afraid of burning himself.
(c) He doesn't know the ashes need to be removed.
(d) He wants to make sure Mary's body is completely burned.

4. Who did Bigger open up to about his feelings?
(a) His mother
(b) Max
(c) Jan
(d) State's Attorney Buckley

5. What happens when Britten backs Bigger against the wall and grabs his collar asking him about the pamphlets Jan Erlone gave him?
(a) Bigger stares coldly into the eyes of Britten until the man releases him.
(b) Mr. Dalton tells Britten, Bigger probably knows nothing about them and doesn't even know Jan Erlone.
(c) Bigger wants to hit the private investigator, but controls the urge.
(d) Mr. Dalton tells Britten that Bigger probably wouldn't even understand the brochures.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bigger compare his family to Mary Dalton?

2. In Book Two as Bigger rides the streetcar, what is his only regret?

3. What does Bigger do to Bessie after they go to the old building to hide?

4. What does Bigger say about church and religion?

5. What is Book Three titled?

(see the answer key)

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