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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bigger do after the body is finally disposed of?
(a) He finishes the bottle of rum then goes home to sleep.
(b) He takes the pamphlets Jan gave him and plants them in Mary's room.
(c) He steals money from Mary's purse then goes home to sleep.
(d) He takes Mary's necklace to a pawn shop then goes home with the money.

3. How does Max have Bigger plead at his trial?
(a) Guilty of second degree murder
(b) Not guilty
(c) Guilty by reason of insanity
(d) Innocent by reason of insanity

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

5. What does the State's Attorney Buckley get Bigger to do?
(a) Pray for forgiveness
(b) Eat
(c) Admit he is sorry
(d) Sign a confession

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Jan Erlone comes to visit Bigger in his cell?

2. What does Max want Bigger to do?

3. How many people are searching for Bigger?

4. What does Max say is possible if the wealthy don't begin to understand what they are doing to the Negros in America?

5. How many members are in the Thomas family?

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