1. While hidden Bigger reads a newspaper about the search for him. Why do the authorities still think Jan Erlone is the mastermind behind the entire murder and ransom?
(a) Because Mr. Dalton really liked Bigger and wanted to help him.
(b) Because Jan Erlone refused to be released and has signed a confession.
(c) Because coming up with such a detailed plan would be beyond the Negro mind.
(d) Because Jan Erlone is a communist and they hate communists.

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

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

4. Bigger finally shakes down the ashes, but he doesn't remove them from the furnace, he just adds more coal. What happens then?
(a) The fire is smothered and the basement fills with smoke.
(b) The room fill with smoke so Bigger has to get a fan to blow it out the basement window.
(c) The fire starts to get hot again.
(d) The fire goes out and Bigger must restart it.

5. How many people are searching for Bigger?
(a) Eight thousand armed, angry, white men.
(b) Five thousand vigilantes.
(c) Eight thousand police officers.
(d) Eight thousand police and vigilantes.