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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bigger afraid of being caught in Mary's bedroom?
(a) He already has a girlfriend who is jealous
(b) He is black and she is white
(c) He isn't afraid of anything
(d) He doesn't want to lose his job

2. Bigger and Jack stay for the second movie. What is it about?
(a) Multi-cultural dances
(b) Naked native Africans dancing to drums.
(c) Native African's hunting in the jungle
(d) Black Americans

3. How is building Bigger chose as the lookout point for the money drop described in the story.
(a) A white, vacant, quiet building.
(b) A tall, white and silent building.
(c) A vacant building in the slums.
(d) A large, white building.

4. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?
(a) Peggy
(b) Bessie Mears
(c) Jack
(d) Jan Erlone

5. How does Bigger plan to explain his fingerprints in Mary's bedroom?
(a) He was going to make a point of telling everyone in the morning that Mary wanted him to get her luggage, then he'll tell everyone she's not in her room.
(b) He wasn't taking a chance, he wiped everything clean of his fingerprints.
(c) He was in there when he helped her into bed, but she was okay when he left her.
(d) He was in there to take her luggage to the station for her trip to Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bigger daydream about during the second movie?

2. What does Bigger begin to wish for all blacks?

3. What happens after Jan Erlone sees Bigger on the street and offers to help him, then invites him out for coffee to talk about the situation?

4. What keeps stopping Bigger from shaking down the ashes in the furnace?

5. What happens when the first police officer comes through the trap door to the rooftop?

(see the answer key)

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