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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members are in the Thomas family?
(a) Five
(b) Eight
(c) Four
(d) Six

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

3. What makes Mrs. Dalton leave Mary's bedroom when she comes to check on her daughter?
(a) She thinks her daugher is asleep.
(b) She smells liquor and thinks her daughter is passed out.
(c) She goes to get her husband.
(d) She is afraid of Bigger.

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

5. Where is Mary Dalton expected to go on the day after Bigger is hired by her father?
(a) Detroit
(b) To a union meeting
(c) University
(d) To a communist rally

Short Answer Questions

1. The story is set in what decade?

2. What does Bigger do after he puts Mary to bed?

3. As Bigger is leaving the Dalton home after Mary's death, what does he find near the Dalton's car?

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

5. Who does Mary ask Bigger to pick up after they leave home his first night working for them?

(see the answer key)

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