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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bigger tell his friend Gus he could do if he had the chance?
(a) Rob a bank
(b) Fly a plane
(c) Earn a lot of money
(d) Drive a car

2. How does Bigger feel when he enters the Dalton home for the very first time?
(a) Uncomfortable
(b) Indifferent
(c) Lucky
(d) Worried

3. Why does Mrs. Dalton express disappoint in Bigger?
(a) Because he does not want to continue his education.
(b) Because he has a prison record.
(c) Because he doesn't like her family.
(d) Because he is in a gang.

4. Where do Mary and Jan sit in the car?
(a) The don't, they walk.
(b) In the front seat with Bigger.
(c) In the back seat.
(d) The sit in the front and ask Bigger to sit in the back.

5. Where does Bigger have a job interview?
(a) At YMCA
(b) At the supermarket
(c) At Blum's Delicatessin
(d) At the Dalton's

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes Mrs. Dalton leave Mary's bedroom when she comes to check on her daughter?

3. When the young couple treats him as an equal how does if make Bigger feel?

4. How does Bigger feel about Mary Dalton?

5. When Mrs. Dalton speaks to Bigger in the kitchen, what surprises him about her?

(see the answer key)

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