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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bigger do to Bessie after they go to the old building to hide?
(a) He rapes her then after she falls alseep kills her with a brick then throws her body down an air shaft.
(b) He rapes her then cuts off her head like he did Mary's and throws her body down an air shaft.
(c) He sleeps then awakens realizing he must kill Bessie.
(d) He smashes her head with a brick then runs away.

2. After he recalls killing Mary Dalton, what did Bigger realize he left in plain sight of his mother and his siblings?
(a) The pamphlets Jan gave him
(b) The knife
(c) Mary's purse
(d) His bloody clothing

3. When Bigger nearly falls off the ledge, how does the writer describe what he would fall into if he had fallen?
(a) "A boiling pot of hatred."
(b) "The waiting arms of the police."
(c) "An ocean of boiling hate."
(d) "An ocean of cheers from the spectators below."

4. What is Bigger's reaction when his mother's pastor comes to see him?
(a) He tells the man to get out and never come back.
(b) Regret that he didn't listen ore closely in Sunday School.
(c) Anger that God would allow this to happen to him.
(d) He feels it is too late for him to change how he feels. His fate is sealed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bigger see when he, Mary and Jan enter the restaurant?

2. What terrorizes the family in the opening of the novel?

3. What does Bigger contemplate while standing on the rooftop?

4. How many letters did Bigger write after his sentencing?

5. What is wrong with Mary when Bigger takes her home?

(see the answer key)

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