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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the title of the first part of the novel?
(a) Rage
(b) Lost Soul
(c) Anger
(d) Fear
2. Who does Bigger see when he, Mary and Jan enter the restaurant?
(a) Jack and G.H.
(b) Gus, Jack and G.H.
(c) Jack and Bessie Mears
(d) Gus and Bessie Mears
3. 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
4. What happens when Bigger tries to dispose of Mary's body?
(a) He has to steal money from Mary's purse to pay the shipping.
(b) It's too heavy for him to lift it into the dumpster.
(c) It doesn't fit in the furnace.
(d) He has to put holes in the trunk so it will sink in the water.
5. What kind of relationship does Bigger have with Gus?
(a) They are classmates
(b) They are half brothers
(c) It is a volatile relationship
(d) They are best friends
6. Where do Mary and Jan sit in the car?
(a) The don't, they walk.
(b) In the back seat.
(c) The sit in the front and ask Bigger to sit in the back.
(d) In the front seat with Bigger.
7. Where does Bigger and Mary take Jan after their evening out?
(a) Home to her house
(b) To catch a bus
(c) To Mary's house
(d) To catch the train
8. On Bigger's first night at work, what does he, Mary and Jan do as they drive around the park?
(a) Drink until they all pass out.
(b) Get drunk and read pamphlets
(c) Drink beer, rum and talk about communism.
(d) Talk about Mary's upcoming trip.
9. What is the theme of the movie Bigger and Jack go to see?
(a) The lifestyle of rich white people
(b) That blacks can also be rich
(c) That white's are all communists
(d) That white people will suffer in the depression
10. 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
11. Where does Bigger say white people live?
(a) In the ghetto
(b) On the south side of Chicago
(c) Inside fancy mansions
(d) Inside him and all other black people
12. What does Bigger do after the body is finally disposed of?
(a) He steals money from Mary's purse then goes home to sleep.
(b) He finishes the bottle of rum then goes home to sleep.
(c) He takes Mary's necklace to a pawn shop then goes home with the money.
(d) He takes the pamphlets Jan gave him and plants them in Mary's room.
13. What does Bigger daydream about during the second movie?
(a) Learning how to invest money and make it grow.
(b) Learning how to overcome race barriers.
(c) Learning the secret to "Getting hold of money."
(d) Moving out of the ghetto and into the country.
14. What does Bigger realize after Mrs. Dalton leaves Mary's bedroom?
(a) That he killed Mary by smothering her.
(b) That Mary had a heart attack.
(c) That Mary wanted him to kiss her.
(d) That he is a very lucky young man.
15. What does Mrs. Thomas want Bigger to do to help the family?
(a) Get them a better place to live.
(b) Get a job.
(c) Go to the supermarket for rat poison.
(d) Go to Blum's Delicatessin to get dinner.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Bigger feel when he enters the Dalton home for the very first time?
2. What terrorizes the family in the opening of the novel?
3. Who is the owner of the pool hall?
4. What does Bigger decide to do with Mary's body next?
5. What does Bigger tell his friend Gus he could do if he had the chance?
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