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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Max's reaction as he and Bigger say, "Good-bye?"
(a) He is filled with hope.
(b) He is afraid.
(c) He is in a hurry to leave.
(d) He has tears in his eyes.

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

3. What does Bigger finally do after wandering the streets looking for food and shelter?
(a) He hides with a group of homeless people living near the river.
(b) He steals a loaf of bread then finds an empty apartment to break into.
(c) He buys a loaf of bread then finds an empty apartment to break into.
(d) He steals a loaf of bread then hides in an alley to eat it.

4. What does Mr. Dalton's company own?
(a) The oldest bank in the city.
(b) The home in the ghetto where Bigger lives.
(c) A limo service.
(d) A construction company.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bigger ask Max to tell his mother?

2. In Book Two Bigger is feeling very confident and powerful, except when he sleeps and dreams. What does he dream about after his first meeting with Britten.

3. After he recalls killing Mary Dalton, what did Bigger realize he left in plain sight of his mother and his siblings?

4. In what ways does Bigger act to give the impression he thinks Mary is asleep upstairs in her bedroom?

5. What does Mrs. Thomas want Bigger to do to help the family?

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