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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bigger make his last stand?
(a) He climbs into an apartment window
(b) He climbs a water tower
(c) A roof top
(d) A fire escape

2. In book two when Bigger finally falls asleep after hearing Peggy and Mrs. Dalton talking about Mary, what does he recall in his dream?
(a) How his mother warned him he'll end up in the gallows if he doesn't straighten out his life.
(b) How noisy he was when he took the trunk the the basement the night before.
(c) How Mrs. Dalton nearly caught him with Mary in her bedroom the night before.
(d) How noisy he was when he took the trunk to the car that morning.

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

4. How is building Bigger chose as the lookout point for the money drop described in the story.
(a) A white, vacant, quiet building.
(b) A tall, white and silent building.
(c) A large, white building.
(d) A vacant building in the slums.

5. What does Bigger contemplate while standing on the rooftop?
(a) Shooting himself.
(b) Jumping to his death.
(c) Trying to jump to the next building.
(d) Trying to look for a fire escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bigger when arrives at the Dalton home for his interview, what question plagues him as he stands outside the house?

2. How many bedrooms does the Thomas family share?

3. What does Bigger begin to wish for all blacks?

4. What is wrong with Mary when Bigger takes her home?

5. As Bigger is leaving the Dalton home after Mary's death, what does he find near the Dalton's car?

(see the answer key)

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