Native Son Quizzes

Native Son Quiz 1

1 What is the name of Bigger Thomas' neighborhood?
Chi-Town

Chicago

Black Belt

Southie
2 Where does Mary Dalton take her Winter vacation?
Florida

Mexico

The Caribbean

Bermuda
3 In what field does Mr. Dalton make most of his money?
Stock Market

Real Estate

Foreign Trade

Advertising
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?
attend high school

write sad poetry

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?
armed robbery

truancy

sneaking into movie theatres

stealing tires
8 What is Mrs. Dalton's ailment?
She has cancer

She is blind

She is deaf

She is an insomniac
9 Why does Mary give Jan $3000?
To fund Communist publicity-events

To rent an office space

To bail out Communists

To hire an attorney
10 How does Mary die?
She is bludgeoned.

She is suffocated.

She is strangled.

She is burned to death.
11 Who is present at Mary's death?
Bigger and Bessie

Bigger and Mrs. Dalton

Bigger and Jan

Bigger Thomas
12 What is Bigger's role within the Dalton household?
Furnace boy

Chauffeur

Gardener

Cook
13 What is the name of the Dalton's previous employee?
Mr. Reed

Mr. Black

Mr. Green

Mr. White
14 Where is Peggy originally from?
Ireland

Baltimore

England

Mississippi
15 Who owns the deli that Bigger plans to rob?
Mr. Dalton

Blum

Doc

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

Britten

Boris A. Max

Green
17 How is Mary's body identified?
By her clothing

By her necklace

By Bigger's clothing

By an earring
18 What is Bigger's dream job?
President of the United States

General

Banker

Aviator
19 Where does Bigger first see Mary?
At the Communist hide-out

At his home

At the Dalton residence

In the movie theatre
20 Who owns the billiard hall?
Britten

Mr. Dalton

South Side Real Estate Company

Doc
21 Where was Bigger born?
Chicago

Harlem

Alabama

Mississippi
22 Who killed Mr. Thomas?
the police

a lynch mob

Bigger

He killed himself
23 Who notices Mary's purse on the chair?
Buddy

Bessie

Ma

Vera
24 Where do Bigger and Bessie go to get drunk?
Paris Grill

The Basement

Charlie's Chicken Shack

Harlem Grill
25 How does Bigger sign the ransom letter?
"Jan"

"Red"

"Green"

"Dalton"

Is Bigger Thomas a character we are supposed to pity or sympathize with? How does the brutality of his acts affect your feelings toward him?

This question calls for your opinion. There is no right or wrong answer.

Asked by Demetrius P #645774

Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/1/2017 7:33 PM

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Thoughts about Jan

First.... Jan Erlone is a young man, a communist, and the Mary Dalton's boyfriend. He is idealistic and naïve, but his orthodoxy and reliance upon images and "symbols" get in the way of his well-meaning attempts to produce a real change. Jan's...

Asked by Saniyah G #1319414

Answered by jill d #170087 on 9/11/2023 6:30 PM

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Cite incidences of fear

Fear is everywhere through the book. Native Son is a violent novel that includes a rape, two murders, fights, and a manhunt. There are also allusions to Bigger's thoughts of violence: "He felt suddenly that he wanted something in his hand,...

Asked by Joan N #1266195

Answered by Aslan on 10/28/2022 1:09 AM

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Native Son

by Richard Wright

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