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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the on-going plan Bigger and his friends discuss that morning?
(a) Robbing Blum's Delicatessin
(b) Going to college
(c) Robbing a liquior store
(d) Taking classes at the YMCA

3. Where does Bigger Thomas and his family live?
(a) A shack along the waterfront
(b) In a condo on the river
(c) In the basement of an abandoned building
(d) An apartment in the "Black Belt"

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

5. Where does Mrs. Thomas say Bigger will end up if he doesn't straighten out his life?
(a) In foster care
(b) The gallows
(c) In jail
(d) Living on the street

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Bigger tries to dispose of Mary's body?

3. Why is Bigger afraid of being caught in Mary's bedroom?

4. What does Bigger do after the body is finally disposed of?

5. The story is set in what decade?

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