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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The story is set in what decade?
(a) 1950's
(b) 1940's
(c) 1920's
(d) 1930's

2. How does Bigger plan to explain his fingerprints in Mary's bedroom?
(a) He was in there when he helped her into bed, but she was okay when he left her.
(b) He was in there to take her luggage to the station for her trip to Detroit.
(c) He wasn't taking a chance, he wiped everything clean of his fingerprints.
(d) He was going to make a point of telling everyone in the morning that Mary wanted him to get her luggage, then he'll tell everyone she's not in her room.

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

4. Where does Bigger and Mary take Jan after their evening out?
(a) To catch a bus
(b) To catch the train
(c) To Mary's house
(d) Home to her house

5. What is the theme of the movie Bigger and Jack go to see?
(a) The lifestyle of rich white people
(b) That white's are all communists
(c) That blacks can also be rich
(d) That white people will suffer in the depression

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Bigger have with Gus?

2. How many members are in the Thomas family?

3. What happens when Bigger puts Mary's body in the trunk?

4. Where does the novel "Native Son" take place?

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

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