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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Bigger feel when he enters the Dalton home for the very first time?
(a) Uncomfortable
(b) Lucky
(c) Indifferent
(d) Worried

3. What does Bigger realize after Mrs. Dalton leaves Mary's bedroom?
(a) That he is a very lucky young man.
(b) That he killed Mary by smothering her.
(c) That Mary wanted him to kiss her.
(d) That Mary had a heart attack.

4. After meeting Mrs. Dalton, what two things does Bigger note about her?
(a) She is afraid to speak up to her husband and seems afraid of him.
(b) She is blind and uses words he doesn't understand.
(c) She is an attractive woman with a good education.
(d) She is blind and much younger than her husband.

5. What happens when Bigger tries to dispose of Mary's body?
(a) He has to put holes in the trunk so it will sink in the water.
(b) It's too heavy for him to lift it into the dumpster.
(c) It doesn't fit in the furnace.
(d) He has to steal money from Mary's purse to pay the shipping.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the streetcar on the way to Bessie's apartment what does Bigger want to shout?

2. What happens when Bigger first awakens the morning after the murder?

3. How does Bigger compare his family to Mary Dalton?

4. In book two, how do the reporters decide to frame their stories?

5. Why does Bessie finally agree to help Bigger with his kidnapping scam?

(see the answer key)

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