View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bigger say white people live?
(a) Inside fancy mansions
(b) Inside him and all other black people
(c) On the south side of Chicago
(d) In the ghetto

2. After they leave the movie and go to the pool hall, what does Bigger do?
(a) He says he wants to break into the Dalton home instead of Blum's Delicatessin.
(b) Gets in a fight with Gus, then slices the felt top of the pool table with his knife.
(c) He picks a fight with the owner of the pool hall then stabs Gus.
(d) Gets in a fight with Gus then breaks a bottle and cuts the felt top of the pool table.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. When the young couple treats him as an equal how does if make Bigger feel?
(a) He feels uneasy and hates them.
(b) Like he should quit the new job.
(c) He likes them immediately.
(d) Like dumping them and picking up his friends.

11. What does Bigger do to silence Mary in her room?
(a) He stuffs the corner of her blanket in her mouth.
(b) He kisses her.
(c) He puts his hand over her mouth.
(d) He puts a pillow over her face.

12. How does Bigger get Mary to her room without disturbing anyone?
(a) He gets her parents to help
(b) He drags her
(c) He carries her
(d) He gets Peggy to help

13. When Mrs. Dalton speaks to Bigger in the kitchen, what surprises him about her?
(a) That she can read his mind.
(b) In spite of her blindness she is knows exactly where he is.
(c) That she can look deep into his soul.
(d) In spite of her blindness she is very independent.

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

15. As Bigger is leaving the Dalton home after Mary's death, what does he find near the Dalton's car?
(a) Mary's expensive necklace
(b) The pamphlets Jan gave him
(c) A bottle of rum
(d) Mary's purse

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members are in the Thomas family?

2. The story is set in what decade?

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

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

5. What is wrong with Mary when Bigger takes her home?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 653 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample