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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bigger do after he puts Mary to bed?
(a) He puts her into her nightgown
(b) He covers her
(c) He leaves her alone
(d) He kisses her

3. Why is Bigger afraid of being caught in Mary's bedroom?
(a) He is black and she is white
(b) He doesn't want to lose his job
(c) He isn't afraid of anything
(d) He already has a girlfriend who is jealous

4. What terrorizes the family in the opening of the novel?
(a) Their landlord
(b) A rat
(c) A rabid cat
(d) A gunman

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members are in the Thomas family?

2. On Bigger's first night at work, what does he, Mary and Jan do as they drive around the park?

3. Bigger and Jack stay for the second movie. What is it about?

4. How does Bigger get Mary to her room without disturbing anyone?

5. What does Bigger daydream about during the second movie?

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