Native Son Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Native Son Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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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) Fear
(b) Anger
(c) Lost Soul
(d) Rage

2. 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

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

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

5. The story is set in what decade?
(a) 1930's
(b) 1950's
(c) 1940's
(d) 1920's

6. Where does the novel "Native Son" take place?
(a) Chicago
(b) New York City
(c) Philadelphia
(d) Birmingham

7. Who is the owner of the pool hall?
(a) Doc
(b) G.L.'s brother
(c) Mr. Dalton
(d) Jack's father

8. 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

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

10. How does Bigger feel when he enters the Dalton home for the very first time?
(a) Worried
(b) Indifferent
(c) Uncomfortable
(d) Lucky

11. What doe Bigger and Jack think being "Red" is?
(a) It's to do with Native Americans.
(b) It's American communists.
(c) That it is better to be "Red" than dead.
(d) It's a violent race in Russia.

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

13. 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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bigger plan to explain his fingerprints in Mary's bedroom?

2. What does Bigger decide to do with Mary's body next?

3. How many members are in the Thomas family?

4. Where is Mary Dalton expected to go on the day after Bigger is hired by her father?

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

(see the answer keys)

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