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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Bigger's plans for the kidnapping farce?
(a) But $100,000 in a shoe box that will be dropped and Bessie will retrieve.
(b) Put $100,000 in a hat box that he will retrieve.
(c) Have $10,000 put in a shoe box that will be dropped and Bessie will retrieve.
(d) Put $1,000 in a hat box that Bessie will retrieve.

2. After Bigger leaves Bessie and returns to the Dalton's house what does Peggy tell him to do and why?
(a) Go to the train station and find out what has happened to Mary's trunk.
(b) To take the trunk to the attic because the Dalton's will start worrying about Mary if they see it.
(c) She tells him to take the day off because everyone is too worried about Mary to need his services that day.
(d) Go the the train station and pick up Mary's trunk because no one claimed it.

3. What does Bigger do with the pamphlets Jan gave him the night before?
(a) He goes to his room in the Dalton house and carefully puts them in his drawer.
(b) He sits on the bed and reads them.
(c) He throws them in the trash.
(d) He burns them.

4. After he recalls killing Mary Dalton, what did Bigger realize he left in plain sight of his mother and his siblings?
(a) The knife
(b) The pamphlets Jan gave him
(c) His bloody clothing
(d) Mary's purse

5. What does Peggy decide must have happened to Mary?
(a) To Bigger's shock she told him that Mary has lost her head since dating Jan Erlone.
(b) Mary probably left earlier than expected because she is usually unpredictable.
(c) Mary probably waited for Bigger to leave then snuck out of the house again.
(d) There must have been some kind of foul play because Mary is usally very responsible.

6. 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) Mr. and Mrs. Dalton and Peggy.
(d) The police.

7. What happens when Bigger climbs another ledge on the rooftop and beings crawling away?
(a) He gets away.
(b) He is spotted.
(c) He buries himself in snow so they don't see him.
(d) He hides behind a chimney.

8. Why does Bessie finally agree to help Bigger with his kidnapping scam?
(a) He says he will leave her if she doesn't help him.
(b) He says he will give her half the money.
(c) He threatens to murder her family.
(d) She is greedy and wants in on the deal.

9. 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 in love with a beautiful girl.
(c) That he was lucky to have a good job.
(d) That he killed a rich, white girl.

10. What happens after Jan Erlone sees Bigger on the street and offers to help him, then invites him out for coffee to talk about the situation?
(a) Bigger pulls a gun on Jan Erlone.
(b) Bigger runs away.
(c) Jan Erlone runs away when he sees Bigger has a knife.
(d) Bigger tells Jan Erlone he doesn't need his help.

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

12. What is Bigger's only regret about what he did to Bessie?
(a) He has no regrets.
(b) He left $90 in her pocket.
(c) He regrets she didn't see things his way.
(d) He didn't take back his engagement ring.

13. After he returns to work at the Dalton house, what happens when Peggy asks Bigger to tend to the furnace because it has been running too hot?
(a) He tells Peggy the furnace is fine, but he will check it anyway.
(b) He fears she suspects something and plans on how he will kill her if she discovers anything about Mary.
(c) He tells Peggy he will check the furnace later.
(d) He hurries down the stairs to shake the ashes.

14. How much money does Bigger show Bessie to try to impress her?
(a) $225
(b) $175
(c) $125
(d) $100

15. How does Bigger feel committing murder has changed his life?
(a) He feels it has opened the door to opportunity.
(b) He is afraid he will spend the rest of his life on the run.
(c) It has given meaning to his life.
(d) He feels powerful and ready to kill again.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Peggy finds Mary is not in her room what does she question Bigger about it, and what does he tell her?

2. While hidden Bigger reads a newspaper about the search for him. Why do the authorities still think Jan Erlone is the mastermind behind the entire murder and ransom?

3. What does Bigger finally do after wandering the streets looking for food and shelter?

4. When Bigger returns to the basement to shake down the ashes, what stops him?

5. What does Bigger say when Bessie asks if he murdered Mary Dalton?

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