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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many bedrooms does the Thomas family share?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) One
(d) Three

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

3. What does Jan Erlone think when he hears Bigger's lie about him?
(a) That Bigger is the person responsible for Mary's disappearance.
(b) That they are all crazy and should be looking for Mary instead of questioning him.
(c) That Mr. Dalton and Britten are making Bigger lie.
(d) That Mr. Dalton, Britten and Bigger just hate communists.

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 he will check the furnace later.
(b) He tells Peggy the furnace is fine, but he will check it anyway.
(c) He hurries down the stairs to shake the ashes.
(d) He fears she suspects something and plans on how he will kill her if she discovers anything about Mary.

5. What are Bigger's plans for the kidnapping farce?
(a) Put $1,000 in a hat box that Bessie will retrieve.
(b) But $100,000 in a shoe box that will be dropped and Bessie will retrieve.
(c) Have $10,000 put in a shoe box that will be dropped and Bessie will retrieve.
(d) Put $100,000 in a hat box that he will retrieve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tell whom the lone witness to Bigger's crime is?

2. Why does Mrs. Dalton express disappoint in Bigger?

3. As Bigger tells his fabricated story about the previous evening to Mr. Dalton and Britten, what is he feeling?

4. What happens when Bigger first awakens the morning after the murder?

5. Who is Britten?

(see the answer key)

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