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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. 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 do lawn work.
(c) He will help her in the kitchen.
(d) He will also take care of the furnace.

2. What does Bigger decide to do with Mary's body next?
(a) Ship it in the trunk to Jan
(b) Put it in a dumpster near the train station.
(c) Burn it in the furnace.
(d) Sink the trunk and the body in the river.

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

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

5. Where does Mrs. Thomas say Bigger will end up if he doesn't straighten out his life?
(a) In foster care
(b) Living on the street
(c) The gallows
(d) In jail

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bigger Thomas and his family live?

2. What happens when Bigger puts Mary's body in the trunk?

3. After meeting Mrs. Dalton, what two things does Bigger note about her?

4. After Bigger threatens Gus, who prevents him from attacking the other man?

5. How does Bigger get Mary to her room without disturbing anyone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does it mean about Bigger "Feeling his blackness," even more after Mary Dalton and Jan Erlone's attempts at being friendly?

2. How does Bigger really feel about holding up Blum's Delicatessen?

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

4. Explain the game, "White," that Bigger and his friends played.

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

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

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

8. Describe Bigger's home.

9. What is the symbolism of the two movies Bigger and his friends saw?

10. Why did Bigger help Mary to her room instead of waking her parents and letting them know her drunken condition?

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