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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bigger finally do after wandering the streets looking for food and shelter?
(a) He steals a loaf of bread then hides in an alley to eat it.
(b) He hides with a group of homeless people living near the river.
(c) He steals a loaf of bread then finds an empty apartment to break into.
(d) He buys a loaf of bread then finds an empty apartment to break into.

2. The story is set in what decade?
(a) 1950's
(b) 1930's
(c) 1940's
(d) 1920's

3. When Mrs. Dalton speaks to Bigger in the kitchen, what surprises him about her?
(a) That she can read his mind.
(b) In spite of her blindness she is very independent.
(c) That she can look deep into his soul.
(d) In spite of her blindness she is knows exactly where he is.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bigger's only regret about what he did to Bessie?

2. What happens when Bigger climbs another ledge on the rooftop and beings crawling away?

3. Who is the owner of the pool hall?

4. Where does Bigger say white people live?

5. Why is Bigger afraid of being caught in Mary's bedroom?

(see the answer key)

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