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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 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 finishes the bottle of rum then goes home to sleep.
(c) He takes Mary's necklace to a pawn shop then goes home with the money.
(d) He steals money from Mary's purse then goes home to sleep.

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

3. Who answers the door when Bigger finally knocks on the door of the Dalton house?
(a) Mr. Dalton
(b) Mary Dalton
(c) The butler.
(d) The house-keeper.

4. Where is Mary Dalton expected to go on the day after Bigger is hired by her father?
(a) University
(b) Detroit
(c) To a union meeting
(d) To a communist rally

5. When Peggy gives Bigger dinner, what other job does she tell Bigger he must do?
(a) He will help her in the kitchen.
(b) He will also do lawn work.
(c) He will also take care of the furnace.
(d) He will also wash window.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Thomas say Bigger will end up if he doesn't straighten out his life?

2. Where does Mary suggest she, Jan and Bigger go to eat?

3. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?

4. What is the on-going plan Bigger and his friends discuss that morning?

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

(see the answer key)

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