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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?
(a) Peggy
(b) Bessie Mears
(c) Jan Erlone
(d) Jack

3. What is Vera doing at the YWCA?
(a) Learning to swim
(b) Meeting her boyfriend
(c) Teaching a class
(d) Taking sewing lessons

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

5. When the young couple treats him as an equal how does if make Bigger feel?
(a) Like he should quit the new job.
(b) Like dumping them and picking up his friends.
(c) He feels uneasy and hates them.
(d) He likes them immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Bigger's first night at work, what does he, Mary and Jan do as they drive around the park?

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

3. What does Bigger decide to do with Mary's body next?

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

5. After winning the battle with "the beast" what does Bigger do?

(see the answer key)

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