Native Son Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 170 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Native Son Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 170 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Bigger puts Mary's body in the trunk?
(a) It doesn't fit so he rolls her in a carpet.
(b) It doesn't fit so he sits on the lid until he can close it.
(c) It doesn't fit so he has to force it inside.
(d) It doesn't fit so he has to cut her limbs off.

2. What happens when Bigger first awakens the morning after the murder?
(a) He tries to sneak out of the house unnoticed.
(b) He sees his brother, Buddy, staring at him suspiciously.
(c) He remembers everything he did the night before.
(d) He doesn't think about what happened the night before.

3. What does Bigger do after the body is finally disposed of?
(a) He takes the pamphlets Jan gave him and plants them in Mary's room.
(b) He steals money from Mary's purse then goes home to sleep.
(c) He finishes the bottle of rum then goes home to sleep.
(d) He takes Mary's necklace to a pawn shop then goes home with the money.

4. What does the white cat do while Bigger is being questioned by the police and reporters?
(a) Jumps on his shoulder and digs in its claws.
(b) Sits staring intently at Bigger.
(c) It keeps looking from the furnace to Bigger and back again.
(d) Jumps on his shoulder, then walks around his feet.

5. What does Bigger begin to wish for all blacks?
(a) That one day blacks will one day be equal to whites.
(b) That they will one day make their own laws and rules.
(c) That someone will bring them together to make their lives better.
(d) That they will become superior to the whites and treat them like they have been treated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bigger compare his family to Mary Dalton?

2. In book two, how do the reporters decide to frame their stories?

3. What does Bigger do to Bessie after they go to the old building to hide?

4. What does Bigger tell his friend Gus he could do if he had the chance?

5. What does Peggy decide must have happened to Mary?

(see the answer key)

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