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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The South Side Real Estate Company is what to Bigger?
(a) The company Bigger dreams of one day owning.
(b) The company where Bigger hopes to one day work.
(c) The South Side Real Estate Company is nothing to Bigger.
(d) The company to whom he pays rent for his family's rat-infested room.

2. What terrorizes the family in the opening of the novel?
(a) A rabid cat
(b) A rat
(c) A gunman
(d) Their landlord

3. What keeps stopping Bigger from shaking down the ashes in the furnace?
(a) Fear and dread
(b) He doesn't know the ashes need to be removed.
(c) He is afraid of burning himself.
(d) He wants to make sure Mary's body is completely burned.

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

5. Why does Bessie finally agree to help Bigger with his kidnapping scam?
(a) He says he will give her half the money.
(b) He says he will leave her if she doesn't help him.
(c) He threatens to murder her family.
(d) She is greedy and wants in on the deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Bigger puts more coal on the fire, what is he certain he sees in the furnace?

2. What does Bigger overhear Mrs. Dalton saying to Peggy when she learns her daughter is gone?

3. What is different about Bigger and his friend's plan this time?

4. How much money does Bigger show Bessie to try to impress her?

5. What does Bigger do to Bessie after they go to the old building to hide?

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