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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 do to Bessie after they go to the old building to hide?
(a) He rapes her then after she falls alseep kills her with a brick then throws her body down an air shaft.
(b) He smashes her head with a brick then runs away.
(c) He sleeps then awakens realizing he must kill Bessie.
(d) He rapes her then cuts off her head like he did Mary's and throws her body down an air shaft.

2. Where does Bigger Thomas and his family live?
(a) An apartment in the "Black Belt"
(b) In a condo on the river
(c) In the basement of an abandoned building
(d) A shack along the waterfront

3. Where does Mary suggest she, Jan and Bigger go to eat?
(a) Ernie's Chicken and Ribs
(b) Ms. Ernie's Rib Shack
(c) Ernetsine's Chicken Shack
(d) Ernie's Kitchen Shack

4. What does Bigger say when Bessie asks if he murdered Mary Dalton?
(a) He laughs and says Mary killed herself by jumping in the river and he just watched.
(b) He denies killing Mary, but admits he stole money from her.
(c) He admits that he killed Mary and threatens Bessie, too.
(d) He admits that he killed Mary and tells Bessie he'll tell everyone she helped him.

5. Why does Mr. Dalton refuse to have Jan Erlone picked up by the police for questioning?
(a) He doesn't want the police invovled because doesn't trust them.
(b) He doesn't think Jan Erlone has anything to do with it.
(c) He is afraid of the bad publicity.
(d) He's afraid his daughter is just doing this to disgrace the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the theme of the movie Bigger and Jack go to see?

2. When Bigger nearly falls off the ledge, how does the writer describe what he would fall into if he had fallen?

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

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

5. The story is set in what decade?

(see the answer key)

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