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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Bigger's first night at work, what does he, Mary and Jan do as they drive around the park?
(a) Get drunk and read pamphlets
(b) Talk about Mary's upcoming trip.
(c) Drink until they all pass out.
(d) Drink beer, rum and talk about communism.

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

3. What is different about Bigger and his friend's plan this time?
(a) They will use a car to getaway.
(b) They will wear the jersey of a vival gang.
(c) They will use a gun and the person is white.
(d) They will do it in daylight instead of night.

4. Who answers the door when Bigger finally knocks on the door of the Dalton house?
(a) The house-keeper.
(b) Mr. Dalton
(c) The butler.
(d) Mary Dalton

5. After winning the battle with "the beast" what does Bigger do?
(a) He shows his mother his prize.
(b) He sits down to eat dinner.
(c) He frightens his sister, Vera, with the body.
(d) He hides the remains.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mary suggest she, Jan and Bigger go to eat?

3. When Bigger when arrives at the Dalton home for his interview, what question plagues him as he stands outside the house?

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

5. Where is Mary Dalton expected to go on the day after Bigger is hired by her father?

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