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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two words best describe Bigger in this opening part of the novel?
(a) Angry and Joker
(b) Pessimistic and Angry
(c) Helpless and Strong
(d) Hopeless and Fun-loving

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

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

4. After he returns to work at the Dalton house, what happens when Peggy asks Bigger to tend to the furnace because it has been running too hot?
(a) He tells Peggy the furnace is fine, but he will check it anyway.
(b) He fears she suspects something and plans on how he will kill her if she discovers anything about Mary.
(c) He tells Peggy he will check the furnace later.
(d) He hurries down the stairs to shake the ashes.

5. When Bigger returns to the basement to shake down the ashes, what stops him?
(a) The white cat stares at him and makes uncomfortable.
(b) He thinks he sees Mary's face as it looked the night before.
(c) He sees that her body hasn't completely burned.
(d) He hears someone and is afraid they will see Mary's body.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the police finally catch Bigger?

2. Who is the owner of the pool hall?

3. What does Bigger contemplate while standing on the rooftop?

4. What does Bigger realize after Mrs. Dalton leaves Mary's bedroom?

5. What happens when Bigger's mother sees the Daltons standing in the back of Bigger's cell?

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