Native Son Quizzes

Native Son Quiz 1

By John Burton · Last reviewed November 25, 2000

1 What is the name of Bigger Thomas' neighborhood?

Chicago

Southie

Chi-Town

Black Belt
2 Where does Mary Dalton take her Winter vacation?

Florida

The Caribbean

Bermuda

Mexico
3 In what field does Mr. Dalton make most of his money?

Stock Market

Foreign Trade

Advertising

Real Estate
4 What does Bigger use to kill the rat?

a shoe

a hammer

a broom

a skillet
5 What does Vera do during the day?

write sad poetry

attend high school

attend sewing classes

work as a maid
6 How much does the Thomas family pay for weekly rent?

$8

$0

$50

$4.50
7 Why was Bigger arrested as a youth?

stealing tires

armed robbery

sneaking into movie theatres

truancy
8 What is Mrs. Dalton's ailment?

She is blind

She is deaf

She has cancer

She is an insomniac
9 Why does Mary give Jan $3000?

To fund Communist publicity-events

To bail out Communists

To hire an attorney

To rent an office space
10 How does Mary die?

She is burned to death.

She is bludgeoned.

She is suffocated.

She is strangled.
11 Who is present at Mary's death?

Bigger and Jan

Bigger and Bessie

Bigger Thomas

Bigger and Mrs. Dalton
12 What is Bigger's role within the Dalton household?

Gardener

Cook

Furnace boy

Chauffeur
13 What is the name of the Dalton's previous employee?

Mr. Black

Mr. White

Mr. Reed

Mr. Green
14 Where is Peggy originally from?

Baltimore

England

Mississippi

Ireland
15 Who owns the deli that Bigger plans to rob?

Mr. Dalton

Mr. Britten

Doc

Blum
16 Who does Mr. Dalton hire as a private detective?

Boris A. Max

Britten

Blum

Green
17 How is Mary's body identified?

By her necklace

By Bigger's clothing

By an earring

By her clothing
18 What is Bigger's dream job?

General

Banker

Aviator

President of the United States
19 Where does Bigger first see Mary?

At his home

At the Dalton residence

In the movie theatre

At the Communist hide-out
20 Who owns the billiard hall?

Britten

South Side Real Estate Company

Doc

Mr. Dalton
21 Where was Bigger born?

Harlem

Mississippi

Chicago

Alabama
22 Who killed Mr. Thomas?

He killed himself

Bigger

a lynch mob

the police
23 Who notices Mary's purse on the chair?

Ma

Vera

Bessie

Buddy
24 Where do Bigger and Bessie go to get drunk?

Charlie's Chicken Shack

Harlem Grill

Paris Grill

The Basement
25 How does Bigger sign the ransom letter?

"Green"

"Jan"

"Red"

"Dalton"

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