Native Son Quizzes

Native Son Quiz 1

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

Black Belt

Chicago

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?
Foreign Trade

Advertising

Real Estate

Stock Market
4 What does Bigger use to kill the rat?
a shoe

a broom

a skillet

a hammer
5 What does Vera do during the day?
attend sewing classes

attend high school

work as a maid

write sad poetry
6 How much does the Thomas family pay for weekly rent?
$8

$4.50

$0

$50
7 Why was Bigger arrested as a youth?
sneaking into movie theatres

stealing tires

armed robbery

truancy
8 What is Mrs. Dalton's ailment?
She is an insomniac

She has cancer

She is deaf

She is blind
9 Why does Mary give Jan $3000?
To bail out Communists

To hire an attorney

To fund Communist publicity-events

To rent an office space
10 How does Mary die?
She is suffocated.

She is bludgeoned.

She is strangled.

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

Bigger and Bessie

Bigger and Jan

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

Furnace boy

Gardener

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

Mr. Black

Mr. White

Mr. Reed
14 Where is Peggy originally from?
Mississippi

England

Ireland

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

Blum

Mr. Britten

Doc
16 Who does Mr. Dalton hire as a private detective?
Boris A. Max

Green

Britten

Blum
17 How is Mary's body identified?
By Bigger's clothing

By her necklace

By her clothing

By an earring
18 What is Bigger's dream job?
General

Aviator

President of the United States

Banker
19 Where does Bigger first see Mary?
At his home

At the Communist hide-out

In the movie theatre

At the Dalton residence
20 Who owns the billiard hall?
Mr. Dalton

South Side Real Estate Company

Britten

Doc
21 Where was Bigger born?
Alabama

Harlem

Chicago

Mississippi
22 Who killed Mr. Thomas?
the police

He killed himself

Bigger

a lynch mob
23 Who notices Mary's purse on the chair?
Buddy

Bessie

Ma

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

Paris Grill

The Basement

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

"Dalton"

"Green"

"Red"

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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