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

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

3. Where does Mary suggest she, Jan and Bigger go to eat?
(a) Ernie's Kitchen Shack
(b) Ernie's Chicken and Ribs
(c) Ms. Ernie's Rib Shack
(d) Ernetsine's Chicken Shack

4. After Bigger threatens Gus, who prevents him from attacking the other man?
(a) Vera
(b) Bigger's mom
(c) G. H.
(d) Jack

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

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

7. Where do Mary and Jan sit in the car?
(a) In the front seat with Bigger.
(b) The sit in the front and ask Bigger to sit in the back.
(c) The don't, they walk.
(d) In the back seat.

8. What does Bigger tell his friend Gus he could do if he had the chance?
(a) Fly a plane
(b) Rob a bank
(c) Drive a car
(d) Earn a lot of money

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

10. 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) It doesn't fit in the furnace.
(c) He has to steal money from Mary's purse to pay the shipping.
(d) He has to put holes in the trunk so it will sink in the water.

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

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

13. Where does Bigger and Mary take Jan after their evening out?
(a) To catch the train
(b) Home to her house
(c) To catch a bus
(d) To Mary's house

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

15. Why is Bigger afraid of being caught in Mary's bedroom?
(a) He is black and she is white
(b) He doesn't want to lose his job
(c) He already has a girlfriend who is jealous
(d) He isn't afraid of anything

Short Answer Questions

1. The story is set in what decade?

2. How does Bigger feel about Mary Dalton?

3. Who does Bigger see when he, Mary and Jan enter the restaurant?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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