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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members are in the Thomas family?
(a) Eight
(b) Six
(c) Five
(d) Four

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

3. When Bigger when arrives at the Dalton home for his interview, what question plagues him as he stands outside the house?
(a) He's concerned he won't be able to do the job.
(b) He's worried they will dislike him because he is black.
(c) Whether he should be dressed in nicer clothing.
(d) Whether he should go to the front door or the back.

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

5. Who does Bigger see when he, Mary and Jan enter the restaurant?
(a) Jack and Bessie Mears
(b) Jack and G.H.
(c) Gus and Bessie Mears
(d) Gus, Jack and G.H.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After they leave the movie and go to the pool hall, what does Bigger do?

3. Where does Bigger Thomas and his family live?

4. How does Bigger feel when he enters the Dalton home for the very first time?

5. What does Bigger tell his friend Gus he could do if he had the chance?

(see the answer key)

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