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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Mary Dalton expected to go on the day after Bigger is hired by her father?
(a) Detroit
(b) To a union meeting
(c) University
(d) To a communist rally

2. How does Bigger feel about Mary Dalton?
(a) He has no feelings about her or anyone.
(b) He hates her instantly.
(c) He finds her very attractive.
(d) He feels she is just like her mother.

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) The don't, they walk.
(d) In the front seat with Bigger.

4. What does Bigger decide to do with Mary's body next?
(a) Put it in a dumpster near the train station.
(b) Sink the trunk and the body in the river.
(c) Ship it in the trunk to Jan
(d) Burn it in the furnace.

5. Where does Bigger say white people live?
(a) Inside fancy mansions
(b) In the ghetto
(c) Inside him and all other black people
(d) On the south side of Chicago

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people are searching for Bigger?

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

3. What happens when one of the men discovers bone and an earring in the ashes?

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

5. What idea does Bigger get after Bessie mentions he is working near the site of the Leopold and Loeb case?

(see the answer key)

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