Native Son Quizzes

Native Son Quiz 1

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

Black Belt

Southie

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

Mexico

Bermuda

The Caribbean
3 In what field does Mr. Dalton make most of his money?
Advertising

Foreign Trade

Stock Market

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

a broom

a hammer

a shoe
5 What does Vera do during the day?
attend high school

attend sewing classes

work as a maid

write sad poetry
6 How much does the Thomas family pay for weekly rent?
$0

$50

$8

$4.50
7 Why was Bigger arrested as a youth?
armed robbery

truancy

stealing tires

sneaking into movie theatres
8 What is Mrs. Dalton's ailment?
She is an insomniac

She is deaf

She has cancer

She is blind
9 Why does Mary give Jan $3000?
To hire an attorney

To fund Communist publicity-events

To rent an office space

To bail out Communists
10 How does Mary die?
She is strangled.

She is suffocated.

She is bludgeoned.

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

Bigger and Mrs. Dalton

Bigger and Bessie

Bigger and Jan
12 What is Bigger's role within the Dalton household?
Chauffeur

Gardener

Furnace boy

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

Mr. Green

Mr. White

Mr. Reed
14 Where is Peggy originally from?
England

Ireland

Baltimore

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

Doc

Mr. Dalton

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

Blum

Britten

Boris A. Max
17 How is Mary's body identified?
By Bigger's clothing

By her necklace

By an earring

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

President of the United States

Aviator

General
19 Where does Bigger first see Mary?
At the Dalton residence

In the movie theatre

At his home

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

South Side Real Estate Company

Mr. Dalton

Doc
21 Where was Bigger born?
Harlem

Mississippi

Chicago

Alabama
22 Who killed Mr. Thomas?
Bigger

He killed himself

a lynch mob

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

Bessie

Buddy

Vera
24 Where do Bigger and Bessie go to get drunk?
Charlie's Chicken Shack

The Basement

Paris Grill

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

"Red"

"Green"

"Jan"

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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