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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bessie finally agree to help Bigger with his kidnapping scam?
(a) He threatens to murder her family.
(b) She is greedy and wants in on the deal.
(c) He says he will leave her if she doesn't help him.
(d) He says he will give her half the money.

2. What does Jan Erlone think when he hears Bigger's lie about him?
(a) That Bigger is the person responsible for Mary's disappearance.
(b) That Mr. Dalton and Britten are making Bigger lie.
(c) That Mr. Dalton, Britten and Bigger just hate communists.
(d) That they are all crazy and should be looking for Mary instead of questioning him.

3. How does Bigger sign the ransom note he has written to Mr. Dalton?
(a) "Red", with a drawing of a noose
(b) "J. Erlone", with a drawing of a noose
(c) "Red", with a drawing of a hammer and sickle
(d) "Better Red than Dead" in red ink

4. What does Bigger begin to wish for all blacks?
(a) That they will become superior to the whites and treat them like they have been treated.
(b) That one day blacks will one day be equal to whites.
(c) That someone will bring them together to make their lives better.
(d) That they will one day make their own laws and rules.

5. What does Bigger give his friends when he sees them the morning after Mary's murder?
(a) Candy and gum
(b) A dollar and a pack of cigarettes
(c) A cigarette and a roll of dollars
(d) Money and cigars

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?

2. After Bigger leaves Bessie and returns to the Dalton's house what does Peggy tell him to do and why?

3. Tell whom the lone witness to Bigger's crime is?

4. What does Mrs. Thomas want Bigger to do to help the family?

5. Where does the novel "Native Son" take place?

(see the answer key)

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