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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Peggy gives Bigger dinner, what other job does she tell Bigger he must do?
(a) He will also wash window.
(b) He will also take care of the furnace.
(c) He will help her in the kitchen.
(d) He will also do lawn work.

2. How many bedrooms does the Thomas family share?
(a) Four
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Three

3. Where does Bigger have a job interview?
(a) At YMCA
(b) At the Dalton's
(c) At the supermarket
(d) At Blum's Delicatessin

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. Where do Mary and Jan sit in the car?
(a) The sit in the front and ask Bigger to sit in the back.
(b) In the back seat.
(c) In the front seat with Bigger.
(d) The don't, they walk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of the first part of the novel?

3. How does Bigger get Mary to her room without disturbing anyone?

4. What does Bigger do to silence Mary in her room?

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

(see the answer key)

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