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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Tell whom the lone witness to Bigger's crime is?
(a) Peggy the housekeeper
(b) A neighbor peeking out their window
(c) Mrs. Dalton
(d) The Dalton's white cat.
2. What does Bigger finally do after wandering the streets looking for food and shelter?
(a) He steals a loaf of bread then finds an empty apartment to break into.
(b) He hides with a group of homeless people living near the river.
(c) He buys a loaf of bread then finds an empty apartment to break into.
(d) He steals a loaf of bread then hides in an alley to eat it.
3. What happens when Bigger arrives at Bessie's apartment and he tries to kiss her?
(a) She tells him that since he now has a job he can marry her.
(b) She isn't interested because he ignored her at the diner.
(c) She tells him if he doesn't marry her it means he is ashamed of her.
(d) She argues with him about not being home when she tried to visit him the night before.
4. Where does Bigger and Mary take Jan after their evening out?
(a) Home to her house
(b) To catch a bus
(c) To Mary's house
(d) To catch the train
5. What is different about Bigger and his friend's plan this time?
(a) They will do it in daylight instead of night.
(b) They will use a gun and the person is white.
(c) They will use a car to getaway.
(d) They will wear the jersey of a vival gang.
Short Answer Questions
1. After Bigger leaves Bessie and returns to the Dalton's house what does Peggy tell him to do and why?
2. While hidden Bigger reads a newspaper about the search for him. Why do the authorities still think Jan Erlone is the mastermind behind the entire murder and ransom?
3. What kind of relationship does Bigger have with Gus?
4. What does the white cat do while Bigger is being questioned by the police and reporters?
5. When Bigger returns to the basement to shake down the ashes, what stops him?
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