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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tell whom the lone witness to Bigger's crime is?
(a) Mrs. Dalton
(b) Peggy the housekeeper
(c) A neighbor peeking out their window
(d) The Dalton's white cat.

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

3. What does Mr. Dalton's company own?
(a) The oldest bank in the city.
(b) A limo service.
(c) A construction company.
(d) The home in the ghetto where Bigger lives.

4. Where does the novel "Native Son" take place?
(a) Birmingham
(b) Philadelphia
(c) Chicago
(d) New York City

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?

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

3. What two words best describe Bigger in this opening part of the novel?

4. The story is set in what decade?

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

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