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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After winning the battle with "the beast" what does Bigger do?
2. What is the title of the first part of the novel?
3. What does Bigger decide to do with Mary's body next?
4. When the young couple treats him as an equal how does if make Bigger feel?
5. What does Bigger daydream about during the second movie?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Bigger seem to take an instant dislike to Mary Dalton?
2. What is the symbolism of the two movies Bigger and his friends saw?
3. After all the gory details of the way he disposed of Mary's body, how was Bigger reacting?
4. How does Bigger feel about his family?
5. What does it mean about Bigger "Feeling his blackness," even more after Mary Dalton and Jan Erlone's attempts at being friendly?
6. What was the story Bigger planned to tell when he returned in the morning?
7. Describe Bigger's home.
8. Why did Bigger decide to put Mary's body in the trunk?
9. Why did Bigger help Mary to her room instead of waking her parents and letting them know her drunken condition?
10. What happened when Mary's body didn't fit into the furnace?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fear, Flight and Fate Themes:
Write an essay about the way each of these themes were demonstrated in the story. Did any of them intertwine? If so, when/how?
Essay Topic 2
There are places in the story where Bigger demonstrates a keen ability to visualize a situation ahead of time to evaluate the outcomes. Was this an advantage or disadvantage to him in the story? Give examples in the essay.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay on the way the author, Richard Wright wrote this story, demonstrates both sides of the "nature versus nurture" theory. This is particularly strong when Max testifies to the court about Bigger's life. In the essay describe various parts of the story and how they reinforce both aspects of the theory.
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