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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many letters did Bigger write after his sentencing?
(a) None
(b) One to his mother
(c) Three a week
(d) One to the Daltons

2. Who answers the door when Bigger finally knocks on the door of the Dalton house?
(a) The house-keeper.
(b) The butler.
(c) Mr. Dalton
(d) Mary Dalton

3. What doe Bigger and Jack think being "Red" is?
(a) That it is better to be "Red" than dead.
(b) It's American communists.
(c) It's to do with Native Americans.
(d) It's a violent race in Russia.

4. How does Bigger feel about what his mother does when she sees the Daltons in his cell?
(a) He hates her for it.
(b) He's indifferent.
(c) He's embarrased.
(d) He loves her for it.

5. What idea does Bigger get after Bessie mentions he is working near the site of the Leopold and Loeb case?
(a) Contacting Leopold and Loeb for advice
(b) That he and Bessie should go out on the town
(c) Blaming Mary's disappeareance on Leopold and Loeb
(d) Kidnapping and ransom

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mrs. Dalton look when she comes to Bigger's room to question him about Mary's disappearance?

2. Why did Bigger go to trial so quickly?

3. When the young couple treats him as an equal how does if make Bigger feel?

4. Who is the owner of the pool hall?

5. What is Bigger's final request of Max?

(see the answer key)

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