Native Son: Fear Quiz

What was Mary’s condition when Jan leaves?

• She's so angry that she sits in the front

• She's so drunk that she has trouble standing

• She's so sad that she can't stop crying

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What political party does Jan belong to?

• Democratic

• Republican

• Communist

• Socialist

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Mrs. Dalton is...

• Black

• Blind

• Deaf

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Why does Bigger take Jan and Mary to Ernie’s Kitchen Shack?

• Jan and Mary want to go to a “real place”

• He’s hungry

• Mr. Dalton said to bring them there

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

“First of all . . . don’t say sir to me.”

Who is the speaker of this quote?

• Bigger

• Mr. Dalton

• Gus

• Jan

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Where does Bigger go after he places Mary’s body in the furnace?

• He goes to his room at the Dalton home

• He goes home to the southside

• He runs away to Mississippi

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What did Bigger take from the floor of the car?

• Mary’s purse

• Jan’s coat

• His hat

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

Who does Bigger plan to say he left Mary with?

• Katie

• Jan

• Peggy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The revelation that Mr. Dalton owns the company from which Bigger’s family rents their apartment adds conflict to the novel by exposing

• ulterior motives

• blatant oppression

• economic injustice

• bad business

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

The gun that Bigger decides to carry to the Dalton residence symbolizes

• class status

• opportunity

• fear

• oppression