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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the theme of the movie Bigger and Jack go to see?
(a) That white people will suffer in the depression
(b) The lifestyle of rich white people
(c) That blacks can also be rich
(d) That white's are all communists

2. Why does Mrs. Dalton express disappoint in Bigger?
(a) Because he does not want to continue his education.
(b) Because he has a prison record.
(c) Because he is in a gang.
(d) Because he doesn't like her family.

3. Who does Bigger see when he, Mary and Jan enter the restaurant?
(a) Gus and Bessie Mears
(b) Jack and G.H.
(c) Gus, Jack and G.H.
(d) Jack and Bessie Mears

4. How does Bigger plan to explain his fingerprints in Mary's bedroom?
(a) He was in there when he helped her into bed, but she was okay when he left her.
(b) He wasn't taking a chance, he wiped everything clean of his fingerprints.
(c) He was in there to take her luggage to the station for her trip to Detroit.
(d) He was going to make a point of telling everyone in the morning that Mary wanted him to get her luggage, then he'll tell everyone she's not in her room.

5. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?
(a) Peggy
(b) Jack
(c) Bessie Mears
(d) Jan Erlone

6. What happens when Bigger puts Mary's body in the trunk?
(a) It doesn't fit so he rolls her in a carpet.
(b) It doesn't fit so he has to cut her limbs off.
(c) It doesn't fit so he has to force it inside.
(d) It doesn't fit so he sits on the lid until he can close it.

7. Where is Mary Dalton expected to go on the day after Bigger is hired by her father?
(a) To a union meeting
(b) Detroit
(c) To a communist rally
(d) University

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

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

10. After winning the battle with "the beast" what does Bigger do?
(a) He sits down to eat dinner.
(b) He frightens his sister, Vera, with the body.
(c) He shows his mother his prize.
(d) He hides the remains.

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

12. What happens when Bigger tries to dispose of Mary's body?
(a) It's too heavy for him to lift it into the dumpster.
(b) He has to steal money from Mary's purse to pay the shipping.
(c) It doesn't fit in the furnace.
(d) He has to put holes in the trunk so it will sink in the water.

13. Where does Bigger have a job interview?
(a) At the Dalton's
(b) At the supermarket
(c) At Blum's Delicatessin
(d) At YMCA

14. What does Bigger realize after Mrs. Dalton leaves Mary's bedroom?
(a) That Mary wanted him to kiss her.
(b) That he killed Mary by smothering her.
(c) That Mary had a heart attack.
(d) That he is a very lucky young man.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Bigger and Mary take Jan after their evening out?

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

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

5. After they leave the movie and go to the pool hall, what does Bigger do?

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