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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After meeting Mrs. Dalton, what two things does Bigger note about her?
(a) She is blind and much younger than her husband.
(b) She is blind and uses words he doesn't understand.
(c) She is an attractive woman with a good education.
(d) She is afraid to speak up to her husband and seems afraid of him.

2. 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 takes Mary's necklace to a pawn shop then goes home with the money.
(c) He finishes the bottle of rum then goes home to sleep.
(d) He takes the pamphlets Jan gave him and plants them in Mary's room.

3. What two words best describe Bigger in this opening part of the novel?
(a) Angry and Joker
(b) Helpless and Strong
(c) Hopeless and Fun-loving
(d) Pessimistic and Angry

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Thomas want Bigger to do to help the family?
(a) Go to Blum's Delicatessin to get dinner.
(b) Get them a better place to live.
(c) Get a job.
(d) Go to the supermarket for rat poison.

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

8. What is the job Mr. Dalton is hiring Bigger to do?
(a) window washer
(b) chauffeur
(c) butler
(d) handy-man

9. What is Vera doing at the YWCA?
(a) Taking sewing lessons
(b) Teaching a class
(c) Learning to swim
(d) Meeting her boyfriend

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

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

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

13. What makes Mrs. Dalton leave Mary's bedroom when she comes to check on her daughter?
(a) She goes to get her husband.
(b) She thinks her daugher is asleep.
(c) She smells liquor and thinks her daughter is passed out.
(d) She is afraid of Bigger.

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

15. What does Bigger decide to do with Mary's body next?
(a) Burn it in the furnace.
(b) Ship it in the trunk to Jan
(c) Put it in a dumpster near the train station.
(d) Sink the trunk and the body in the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the theme of the movie Bigger and Jack go to see?

2. Where does Bigger Thomas and his family live?

3. Who is the owner of the pool hall?

4. Where does Mrs. Thomas say Bigger will end up if he doesn't straighten out his life?

5. Who does Bigger decide to blame for Mary's death?

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