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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bigger realize after the Judge adjourned the court for one hour?
(a) That he was lost.
(b) That he could take a nap.
(c) That he'd finally get a break.
(d) That the trial was almost over.

2. What does Bigger do after the body is finally disposed of?
(a) He takes Mary's necklace to a pawn shop then goes home with the money.
(b) He finishes the bottle of rum then goes home to sleep.
(c) He takes the pamphlets Jan gave him and plants them in Mary's room.
(d) He steals money from Mary's purse then goes home to sleep.

3. What does Bigger tell his friend Gus he could do if he had the chance?
(a) Fly a plane
(b) Drive a car
(c) Rob a bank
(d) Earn a lot of money

4. What happens when one of the men discovers bone and an earring in the ashes?
(a) He jumps out of a second story windown into the snow then runs to Bessie's apartment.
(b) Bigger slips away from the men then jumps out of a second story window into the snow.
(c) He jumps out a window and hurts his knee, so he has to walk slowly to Bessie's apartment.
(d) Bigger sneaks out of the basement door and runs to Bessie's apartment.

5. What does Bigger say the white people do to black people?
(a) Keep the blacks in one area and won't let them into any other area.
(b) They kill them one by one hoping to get rid of them all.
(c) They want to be friends with them.
(d) They try to help them by giving them jobs no one should have to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Bigger is leaving the Dalton home after Mary's death, what does he find near the Dalton's car?

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

3. What makes Mrs. Dalton leave Mary's bedroom when she comes to check on her daughter?

4. What does State's Attorney Buckley say about Max in his statements to the court?

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

(see the answer key)

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