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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 afraid to speak up to her husband and seems afraid of him.
(b) She is an attractive woman with a good education.
(c) She is blind and uses words he doesn't understand.
(d) She is blind and much younger than her husband.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. When Peggy gives Bigger dinner, what other job does she tell Bigger he must do?
(a) He will also wash window.
(b) He will also take care of the furnace.
(c) He will also do lawn work.
(d) He will help her in the kitchen.

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

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

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

13. Who does Mary ask Bigger to pick up after they leave home his first night working for them?
(a) She doesn't ask him to pick up anyone.
(b) Her friend, Joan Erlone
(c) Her professor, Mr. Erlone
(d) Her boyfriend, Jan Erlone

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Bigger tries to dispose of Mary's body?

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

3. What Bigger and his friends call the game they play?

4. What does Bigger do after the body is finally disposed of?

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

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