1. As Bigger tells his fabricated story about the previous evening to Mr. Dalton and Britten, what is he feeling?
(a) So proud of his story he thinks of becoming a fiction writer.
(b) Worried they will find something in his story that doesn't ring true.
(c) Afraid they won't believe him and that he'll be under suspicion.
(d) Like he is the one in control because he is telling them what he wants them to believe.

2. Why is Bigger afraid of being caught in Mary's bedroom?
(a) He doesn't want to lose his job
(b) He isn't afraid of anything
(c) He is black and she is white
(d) He already has a girlfriend who is jealous

3. How does Bigger feel committing murder has changed his life?
(a) He is afraid he will spend the rest of his life on the run.
(b) It has given meaning to his life.
(c) He feels it has opened the door to opportunity.
(d) He feels powerful and ready to kill again.

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

5. After meeting Mrs. Dalton, what two things does Bigger note about her?
(a) She is an attractive woman with a good education.
(b) She is blind and uses words he doesn't understand.
(c) She is afraid to speak up to her husband and seems afraid of him.
(d) She is blind and much younger than her husband.