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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 begin to wish for all blacks?
(a) That they will one day make their own laws and rules.
(b) That someone will bring them together to make their lives better.
(c) That they will become superior to the whites and treat them like they have been treated.
(d) That one day blacks will one day be equal to whites.

2. What did Bigger's mother say to him after she awakens the morning after the killing?
(a) She wanted to know why he came in after 4 in the morning.
(b) She wanted to know why he was there if he was supposed to live at the Dalton's house.
(c) She wanted to know what he wanted for breakfast.
(d) She told him Bessie came to see him the night before.

3. What happens when Bigger puts Mary's body in the trunk?
(a) It doesn't fit so he has to force it inside.
(b) It doesn't fit so he sits on the lid until he can close it.
(c) It doesn't fit so he has to cut her limbs off.
(d) It doesn't fit so he rolls her in a carpet.

4. After Bigger returns to the Dalton home with Mary's trunk, he again goes to check the furnace. Who interrupts him?
(a) Mrs. Dalton and a white private investigator.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Dalton and Peggy.
(c) Mr. Dalton and a group of white men.
(d) The police.

5. What happens when Bigger climbs another ledge on the rooftop and beings crawling away?
(a) He hides behind a chimney.
(b) He is spotted.
(c) He gets away.
(d) He buries himself in snow so they don't see him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?

2. What does Mrs. Thomas want Bigger to do to help the family?

3. What things does Mrs. Dalton question Bigger about when she comes to his room?

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

5. Where does Bigger and Mary take Jan after their evening out?

(see the answer key)

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