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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bigger contemplate while standing on the rooftop?
(a) Jumping to his death.
(b) Shooting himself.
(c) Trying to jump to the next building.
(d) Trying to look for a fire escape.

2. What does Jan Erlone think when he hears Bigger's lie about him?
(a) That Mr. Dalton, Britten and Bigger just hate communists.
(b) That Mr. Dalton and Britten are making Bigger lie.
(c) That they are all crazy and should be looking for Mary instead of questioning him.
(d) That Bigger is the person responsible for Mary's disappearance.

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

4. After he returns to work at the Dalton house, what happens when Peggy asks Bigger to tend to the furnace because it has been running too hot?
(a) He tells Peggy the furnace is fine, but he will check it anyway.
(b) He tells Peggy he will check the furnace later.
(c) He hurries down the stairs to shake the ashes.
(d) He fears she suspects something and plans on how he will kill her if she discovers anything about Mary.

5. What did Buddy tell Bigger happened the night before?
(a) That their mother was happy he got the job.
(b) That Bigger's girlfriend, Bessie, came to see him the night before and talked about marriage.
(c) That he would keep quiet for a price.
(d) That Bigger's girlfriend, Bessie, came to see him and that she was angry he wasn't there.

Short Answer Questions

1. In book two when Bigger finally falls asleep after hearing Peggy and Mrs. Dalton talking about Mary, what does he recall in his dream?

2. What does the white cat do while Bigger is being questioned by the police and reporters?

3. When Peggy finds Mary is not in her room what does she question Bigger about it, and what does he tell her?

4. Tell whom the lone witness to Bigger's crime is?

5. After Bigger threatens Gus, who prevents him from attacking the other man?

(see the answer key)

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