1. Who does Mary ask Bigger to pick up after they leave home his first night working for them?
(a) She doesn't ask him to pick up anyone.
(b) Her friend, Joan Erlone
(c) Her boyfriend, Jan Erlone
(d) Her professor, Mr. Erlone

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

3. What does Bigger finally do after wandering the streets looking for food and shelter?
(a) He buys 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 steals 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.

4. What happens when Bigger first awakens the morning after the murder?
(a) He remembers everything he did the night before.
(b) He tries to sneak out of the house unnoticed.
(c) He sees his brother, Buddy, staring at him suspiciously.
(d) He doesn't think about what happened the night before.

5. What goes through Bigger's mind when he hears the music from the church?
(a) He hums along, but feeling to peace he gets angry.
(b) He wishes he could be with his mother.
(c) He hates the music and can't wait to find another apartment.
(d) He half wishes he was a believer like his mother, but doesn't want to give up his sense of self.