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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the first part of the novel?
(a) Anger
(b) Fear
(c) Rage
(d) Lost Soul

2. What happens when Bigger puts Mary's body in the trunk?
(a) It doesn't fit so he has to cut her limbs off.
(b) It doesn't fit so he has to force it inside.
(c) It doesn't fit so he rolls her in a carpet.
(d) It doesn't fit so he sits on the lid until he can close it.

3. What does Bigger daydream about during the second movie?
(a) Learning the secret to "Getting hold of money."
(b) Learning how to invest money and make it grow.
(c) Moving out of the ghetto and into the country.
(d) Learning how to overcome race barriers.

4. What is wrong with Mary when Bigger takes her home?
(a) She doesn't want to go home.
(b) She wants to go right to Detroit.
(c) She is too drunk to walk.
(d) She is very sick.

5. As Bigger is leaving the Dalton home after Mary's death, what does he find near the Dalton's car?
(a) Mary's expensive necklace
(b) The pamphlets Jan gave him
(c) A bottle of rum
(d) Mary's purse

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bigger tell his friend Gus he could do if he had the chance?

2. What does Bigger realize after Mrs. Dalton leaves Mary's bedroom?

3. Where does Bigger Thomas and his family live?

4. After meeting Mrs. Dalton, what two things does Bigger note about her?

5. Who answers the door when Bigger finally knocks on the door of the Dalton house?

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