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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bigger place the ransom note to be certain Mr. Dalton gets it?
(a) On Mr. Dalton's desk in his office.
(b) Under the front door.
(c) Under the back door.
(d) In the Dalton mail box.

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

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

4. Where do Mary and Jan sit in the car?
(a) The sit in the front and ask Bigger to sit in the back.
(b) The don't, they walk.
(c) In the front seat with Bigger.
(d) In the back seat.

5. How is building Bigger chose as the lookout point for the money drop described in the story.
(a) A white, vacant, quiet building.
(b) A large, white building.
(c) A vacant building in the slums.
(d) A tall, white and silent building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bigger contemplate while standing on the rooftop?

2. What does Bigger realize after Mrs. Dalton leaves Mary's bedroom?

3. When Bigger returns to the basement to shake down the ashes, what stops him?

4. When Bigger nearly falls off the ledge, how does the writer describe what he would fall into if he had fallen?

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

(see the answer key)

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