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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What terrorizes the family in the opening of the novel?
(a) A rat
(b) A gunman
(c) Their landlord
(d) A rabid cat

2. What Bigger and his friends call the game they play?
(a) Catch me if you can
(b) "Black" against "White"
(c) "White"
(d) Kick the can

3. Where does Mrs. Thomas say Bigger will end up if he doesn't straighten out his life?
(a) In foster care
(b) The gallows
(c) Living on the street
(d) In jail

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

5. What does Bigger do after he puts Mary to bed?
(a) He covers her
(b) He kisses her
(c) He puts her into her nightgown
(d) He leaves her alone

6. Where does Bigger take the trunk with the body inside?
(a) Into the basement
(b) To a dumpster
(c) Out to the car
(d) Into the garage

7. What kind of relationship does Bigger have with Gus?
(a) They are best friends
(b) They are classmates
(c) It is a volatile relationship
(d) They are half brothers

8. Tell whom the lone witness to Bigger's crime is?
(a) Mrs. Dalton
(b) The Dalton's white cat.
(c) A neighbor peeking out their window
(d) Peggy the housekeeper

9. What is different about Bigger and his friend's plan this time?
(a) They will use a car to getaway.
(b) They will use a gun and the person is white.
(c) They will do it in daylight instead of night.
(d) They will wear the jersey of a vival gang.

10. Who does Mary ask Bigger to pick up after they leave home his first night working for them?
(a) Her professor, Mr. Erlone
(b) Her friend, Joan Erlone
(c) She doesn't ask him to pick up anyone.
(d) Her boyfriend, Jan Erlone

11. How does Bigger feel about Mary Dalton?
(a) He finds her very attractive.
(b) He feels she is just like her mother.
(c) He has no feelings about her or anyone.
(d) He hates her instantly.

12. What does Mr. Dalton's company own?
(a) A limo service.
(b) The oldest bank in the city.
(c) A construction company.
(d) The home in the ghetto where Bigger lives.

13. How many bedrooms does the Thomas family share?
(a) Three
(b) One
(c) Four
(d) Two

14. What is the on-going plan Bigger and his friends discuss that morning?
(a) Taking classes at the YMCA
(b) Going to college
(c) Robbing Blum's Delicatessin
(d) Robbing a liquior store

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

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. When the young couple treats him as an equal how does if make Bigger feel?

3. When Peggy gives Bigger dinner, what other job does she tell Bigger he must do?

4. On Bigger's first night at work, what does he, Mary and Jan do as they drive around the park?

5. What does Bigger do after the body is finally disposed of?

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