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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bigger call the army?
(a) A place to hide
(b) A Jim Crow army
(c) A white man's army
(d) A fool's army

2. How many witnesses did State's Attorney Buckley say he was going to call to the stand?
(a) Sixty
(b) Thirty-five
(c) Ninety
(d) Fifty

3. Where does Bigger Thomas and his family live?
(a) An apartment in the "Black Belt"
(b) In a condo on the river
(c) A shack along the waterfront
(d) In the basement of an abandoned building

4. What does Bigger say when Bessie asks if he murdered Mary Dalton?
(a) He admits that he killed Mary and threatens Bessie, too.
(b) He laughs and says Mary killed herself by jumping in the river and he just watched.
(c) He admits that he killed Mary and tells Bessie he'll tell everyone she helped him.
(d) He denies killing Mary, but admits he stole money from her.

5. What does Max say is possible if the wealthy don't begin to understand what they are doing to the Negros in America?
(a) Another world war
(b) An uprising
(c) Another civil war
(d) There will eventually be more Negros and they will use their vote to change things.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bigger think about the disbelief he reads on the faces of his friends when they visit him in jail?

2. What does Max tell the court about Mr. Dalton's donations to the black community?

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

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

5. Near the end of Book Three, what did Bigger say to Max when he saw him for the last time?

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