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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 say about church and religion?
(a) If he was religious he'd be dead now.
(b) Only poor people are happy in church.
(c) It's for whipped folks.
(d) All of the above

2. What did Bigger's mother say to him after she awakens the morning after the killing?
(a) She told him Bessie came to see him the night before.
(b) She wanted to know what he wanted for breakfast.
(c) She wanted to know why he was there if he was supposed to live at the Dalton's house.
(d) She wanted to know why he came in after 4 in the morning.

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

4. What is Bigger's sentence?
(a) Probation
(b) Life in prison
(c) Community service
(d) Death

5. What is the real crime Bigger thinks he committed?
(a) Not leaving town immeditely after the murder
(b) Never listening to his mother
(c) Getting the job with the Daltons
(d) Being a black man

Short Answer Questions

1. How is building Bigger chose as the lookout point for the money drop described in the story.

2. After they leave the movie and go to the pool hall, what does Bigger do?

3. On the streetcar on the way to Bessie's apartment what does Bigger want to shout?

4. How far did Bigger go in school?

5. Where does Bigger have a job interview?

(see the answer key)

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