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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bigger first go after leaving his home the morning after Mary's murder?
(a) The Dalton's home
(b) Bessie's apartment
(c) Church
(d) The pool hall

2. On the streetcar on the way to Bessie's apartment what does Bigger want to shout?
(a) That he knew something they didn't know.
(b) That he was lucky to have a good job.
(c) That he was in love with a beautiful girl.
(d) That he killed a rich, white girl.

3. What things does Mrs. Dalton question Bigger about when she comes to his room?
(a) About where the car was parked, the trunk and Jan Erlone.
(b) About where he took Mary the night before.
(c) About Jan Erlone's involvement with the communists.
(d) About Mary leaving her new clothing behind.

4. Where does Bigger place the ransom note to be certain Mr. Dalton gets it?
(a) Under the front door.
(b) Under the back door.
(c) In the Dalton mail box.
(d) On Mr. Dalton's desk in his office.

5. In what ways does Bigger act to give the impression he thinks Mary is asleep upstairs in her bedroom?
(a) He eats his breakfast then asks Peggy to go upstairs and find out what is taking Mary so long.
(b) He loads her trunk, waits by the car, rings the bell, then asks Peggy what he should do since Mary has not come down.
(c) He asks Mrs. Dalton what time Mary's train is supposed to leave, because he doesn't want them to be late.
(d) He eats breakfast with the Daltons as though nothing unusual has happened.

6. The South Side Real Estate Company is what to Bigger?
(a) The company to whom he pays rent for his family's rat-infested room.
(b) The company where Bigger hopes to one day work.
(c) The South Side Real Estate Company is nothing to Bigger.
(d) The company Bigger dreams of one day owning.

7. What happens when the first police officer comes through the trap door to the rooftop?
(a) Bigger shootes him.
(b) Bigger knocks him unconscious.
(c) Bigger throws snowballs at him.
(d) Bigger runs away.

8. When Bigger nearly falls off the ledge, how does the writer describe what he would fall into if he had fallen?
(a) "The waiting arms of the police."
(b) "An ocean of cheers from the spectators below."
(c) "A boiling pot of hatred."
(d) "An ocean of boiling hate."

9. How does Mrs. Dalton look when she comes to Bigger's room to question him about Mary's disappearance?
(a) She's wearing black because she knows Mary is dead.
(b) She's wearing a white pants suit and has her white hair tied back in a bun.
(c) She's dressed in white and she is very pale.
(d) She's dressed in white and she looks suspicious.

10. What did Bigger's mother say to him after she awakens the morning after the killing?
(a) She wanted to know why he came in after 4 in the morning.
(b) She told him Bessie came to see him the night before.
(c) She wanted to know why he was there if he was supposed to live at the Dalton's house.
(d) She wanted to know what he wanted for breakfast.

11. What does Jan Erlone think when he hears Bigger's lie about him?
(a) That Bigger is the person responsible for Mary's disappearance.
(b) That Mr. Dalton, Britten and Bigger just hate communists.
(c) That they are all crazy and should be looking for Mary instead of questioning him.
(d) That Mr. Dalton and Britten are making Bigger lie.

12. What does Bigger begin to wish for all blacks?
(a) That they will become superior to the whites and treat them like they have been treated.
(b) That someone will bring them together to make their lives better.
(c) That one day blacks will one day be equal to whites.
(d) That they will one day make their own laws and rules.

13. After Bigger returns to the Dalton home with Mary's trunk, he again goes to check the furnace. Who interrupts him?
(a) Mr. Dalton and a group of white men.
(b) Mrs. Dalton and a white private investigator.
(c) The police.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Dalton and Peggy.

14. What idea does Bigger get after Bessie mentions he is working near the site of the Leopold and Loeb case?
(a) Contacting Leopold and Loeb for advice
(b) Blaming Mary's disappeareance on Leopold and Loeb
(c) That he and Bessie should go out on the town
(d) Kidnapping and ransom

15. Where does Bigger make his last stand?
(a) A fire escape
(b) He climbs a water tower
(c) He climbs into an apartment window
(d) A roof top

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Bigger climbs another ledge on the rooftop and beings crawling away?

2. In Book Two Bigger is feeling very confident and powerful, except when he sleeps and dreams. What does he dream about after his first meeting with Britten.

3. When Bessie again declares she won't help Bigger with is ransom plan, what does bigger do to persuade her?

4. As Bigger tells his fabricated story about the previous evening to Mr. Dalton and Britten, what is he feeling?

5. After he recalls killing Mary Dalton, what did Bigger realize he left in plain sight of his mother and his siblings?

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