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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Peggy gives Bigger dinner, what other job does she tell Bigger he must do?
(a) He will also take care of the furnace.
(b) He will also wash window.
(c) He will also do lawn work.
(d) He will help her in the kitchen.

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

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

4. What does Bigger's brother, Buddy, offer to do to defend him?
(a) He offers to like and say Bigger was with him the entire night of the murder.
(b) He offers to say he murdered Mary.
(c) He offers to testify as a character witness.
(d) He offers to kill four or five white people.

5. How does Bigger feel committing murder has changed his life?
(a) He feels powerful and ready to kill again.
(b) He is afraid he will spend the rest of his life on the run.
(c) It has given meaning to his life.
(d) He feels it has opened the door to opportunity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bigger get Mary to her room without disturbing anyone?

2. What is the real crime Bigger thinks he committed?

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

4. When Peggy finds Mary is not in her room what does she question Bigger about it, and what does he tell her?

5. Who answers the door when Bigger finally knocks on the door of the Dalton house?

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