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

2. How many people are searching for Bigger?
(a) Five thousand vigilantes.
(b) Eight thousand police officers.
(c) Eight thousand police and vigilantes.
(d) Eight thousand armed, angry, white men.

3. Who is Britten?
(a) A private investigator from Mr. Dalton's company.
(b) A private investigator Mr. Dalton hired that day to find Mary.
(c) A neighbor who saw Bigger carrying Mary into the house the night before.
(d) A detective with the Chicago P.D..

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

5. 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?
(a) Because Mr. Dalton really liked Bigger and wanted to help him.
(b) Because Jan Erlone refused to be released and has signed a confession.
(c) Because coming up with such a detailed plan would be beyond the Negro mind.
(d) Because Jan Erlone is a communist and they hate communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Bigger arrives at Bessie's apartment and he tries to kiss her?

2. In what ways does Bigger act to give the impression he thinks Mary is asleep upstairs in her bedroom?

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

4. What does Bigger do to Bessie after they go to the old building to hide?

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bigger's brother, Buddy, have to say to him?

2. As Bigger arrived at the Dalton home on the morning after Mary's murder how was he feeling?

3. What was Bigger's fatal mistake in his plan to dispose of Mary's body?

4. What is the Loeb and Leopold case that gave Bigger the idea to pretend Mary was kidnapped and collect a ransom?

5. When did Bigger realize how quickly news was going to spread that he had killed Mary?

6. What is the one problem Bigger feels he has to do before he will be okay?

7. When Bigger awoke in the morning after Mary's death, what happened when he remembered what he had done the night before?

8. Describe Bigger's treatment when he was finally caught.

9. Although Bigger was very quick with his deceit and able to think on his feet, so to speak, in what way was he becoming his own worst enemy?

10. Bigger was very much interested in reading about himself in the newspapers. Of what significance was this?

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