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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doe Bigger and Jack think being "Red" is?
(a) It's to do with Native Americans.
(b) It's a violent race in Russia.
(c) It's American communists.
(d) That it is better to be "Red" than dead.

2. Where does Bigger take the trunk with the body inside?
(a) Into the basement
(b) Into the garage
(c) Out to the car
(d) To a dumpster

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

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

5. How does Bigger plan to explain his fingerprints in Mary's bedroom?
(a) He was in there to take her luggage to the station for her trip to Detroit.
(b) He was going to make a point of telling everyone in the morning that Mary wanted him to get her luggage, then he'll tell everyone she's not in her room.
(c) He wasn't taking a chance, he wiped everything clean of his fingerprints.
(d) He was in there when he helped her into bed, but she was okay when he left her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bigger and Jack stay for the second movie. What is it about?

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

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

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

5. Tell whom the lone witness to Bigger's crime is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bigger seem to take an instant dislike to Mary Dalton?

2. After Bigger realized Mary was dead, why didn't he even consider just telling the truth?

3. Why does Bigger panic when Mrs. Dalton enters Mary's room while he is in there?

4. Why does Bigger get so angry and violent with Gus when he says he'll go along with the robbery?

5. After all the gory details of the way he disposed of Mary's body, how was Bigger reacting?

6. Why do the Dalton's make Bigger feel so uncomfortable?

7. What was the story Bigger planned to tell when he returned in the morning?

8. Why did Bigger decide to put Mary's body in the trunk?

9. How does Bigger feel about his family?

10. Why does Bigger need to get a job?

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