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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What goes through Bigger's mind when he hears the music from the church?
(a) He hums along, but feeling to peace he gets angry.
(b) He half wishes he was a believer like his mother, but doesn't want to give up his sense of self.
(c) He hates the music and can't wait to find another apartment.
(d) He wishes he could be with his mother.

2. How many people are searching for Bigger?
(a) Five thousand vigilantes.
(b) Eight thousand police and vigilantes.
(c) Eight thousand police officers.
(d) Eight thousand armed, angry, white men.

3. Where does Bigger have a job interview?
(a) At YMCA
(b) At the Dalton's
(c) At Blum's Delicatessin
(d) At the supermarket

4. What does the white cat do while Bigger is being questioned by the police and reporters?
(a) Sits staring intently at Bigger.
(b) Jumps on his shoulder, then walks around his feet.
(c) It keeps looking from the furnace to Bigger and back again.
(d) Jumps on his shoulder and digs in its claws.

5. What happens when Bigger tries to dispose of Mary's body?
(a) He has to put holes in the trunk so it will sink in the water.
(b) It doesn't fit in the furnace.
(c) He has to steal money from Mary's purse to pay the shipping.
(d) It's too heavy for him to lift it into the dumpster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bigger place the ransom note to be certain Mr. Dalton gets it?

2. The story is set in what decade?

3. In book two, how do the reporters decide to frame their stories?

4. Who does Bigger see when he, Mary and Jan enter the restaurant?

5. What did Bigger's mother say to him after she awakens the morning after the killing?

(see the answer key)

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