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True/False
Who Said That?
Comprehension Questions
Name That Character
Miscellaneous
100

Bigger is a Communist.

FALSE. He takes the pamphlets from Jan, but never formally joins the party.

100

"You’ve got a good job, now . . . You ought to work hard and keep it and try to make a man out of yourself. Some day you’ll want to get married and have a home of your own . . . ."

Ma Thomas

100

Who does Mr. Dalton hire as a private detective?

Britten

100

Bigger's lawyer

Max

100

Why does Bigger kill Mary?

He is terrified of being found alone in a white woman's room

200

Mary Dalton fights back when Bigger smothers her.

FALSE. She does get the chance to.

200

"Isn’t it true that you refuse to rent houses to Negroes if those houses are in other sections of the city?"

Max

200

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

Real estate

200

Mary's boyfriend

Jan

200
Why does Bigger kill Bessie?

He is afraid her complaining and alcoholism will slow him down in his flight from the police 

300
Mr. Dalton donates ping pong tables to the local Boy's Club.

TRUE

300

"Listen, I just felt around in Mary’s room. Something’s wrong. She didn’t finish packing her trunk. At least half of her things are still there. She said she was planning to go to some dances in Detroit and she didn’t take the new things she bought."

Mrs. Dalton

300

How is Mary's body positively identified?

An earring

300

Bigger's sister

Vera

300

Why does Bigger pick a fight with Gus before the robbery?

He is also afraid of robbing the store and he is angry that he is afraid.

400
Richard Wright considered himself to be a Communist while writing Native Son.

TRUE

400

"Bigger, I’ve never done anything against you and your people in my life. But I’m a white man and it would be asking too much to ask you not to hate me, when every white man you see hates you . . . ."

Jan

400

Where is Peggy originally from?

Ireland

400

The state's attorney

Buckley 

400

Why is Bigger in Mary's bedroom before he kills her?

He has to help her up the stairs because she is drunk
500

Bigger accepts God into his life before he dies.

FALSE. Bigger sees the cross as a sign of hate when he sees the KKK burning one.
500

″ I’ve been to England, France and Mexico, but I don’t know how people live ten blocks from me. We know so little about each other. ”

Mary Dalton

500

How much does the Thomas family pay for weekly rent?

$8

500

The Daltons' housekeeper

Peggy

500

Why does Buckley rush Bigger's trial?

The trial will give him a political advantage in his upcoming campaign for reelection