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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who answers the door when Bigger finally knocks on the door of the Dalton house?
(a) The butler.
(b) Mr. Dalton
(c) The house-keeper.
(d) Mary Dalton

2. What happens when Bigger arrives at Bessie's apartment and he tries to kiss her?
(a) She isn't interested because he ignored her at the diner.
(b) She tells him if he doesn't marry her it means he is ashamed of her.
(c) She tells him that since he now has a job he can marry her.
(d) She argues with him about not being home when she tried to visit him the night before.

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

4. How do the police finally catch Bigger?
(a) They use a water hose to soak him.
(b) They don't, he gets away one more time.
(c) An officer wrestles with him and wins.
(d) They shoot him in the leg.

5. Where do Mary and Jan sit in the car?
(a) In the back seat.
(b) In the front seat with Bigger.
(c) The don't, they walk.
(d) The sit in the front and ask Bigger to sit in the back.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The story is set in what decade?

3. Why does Mr. Dalton refuse to have Jan Erlone picked up by the police for questioning?

4. What does Bigger do after he puts Mary to bed?

5. After Bigger threatens Gus, who prevents him from attacking the other man?

(see the answer key)

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