Native Son: Flight
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 474
A review quiz for section two of the novel Native Son by Richard Wright.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Why doesn't Bigger insist to himself that Mary's death was an accident?
- A.
Because he set out with the goal to kill her.
- B.
Because he was scared.
- C.
Because Bessie told him it wasn't.
- D.
Because he knew that no one would believe him regardless.
- 2.Bigger told Bessie about what he had done after sending the ransom note.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Bessie's reaction to Bigger telling her about what happened with Mary was...
- A.
Overjoyed
- B.
Scared
- C.
Disgusted
- 4.Bessie agreed to assist Bigger without any hesitation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.In what ways does Bigger ensure to himself that killing Mary was the right thing to do?
- 6.Why does Bigger kill Mary?
- A.
Because she's mean to him
- B.
Because she won't have sex with him
- C.
Because he is worried she will tell the police about him
- D.
Because his gang told him to
- 7.Bigger's motivations behind killing Bessie were
- A.
Fear
- B.
Rage
- C.
Depression
- 8.Bigger's motivations behind killing Bessie were
- A.
Fear
- B.
Rage
- C.
Depression
- 9.Many people volunteered to assist the police in their search for Bigger.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Do you think that society would have acted differently about Bigger's trial if he were white? Why or why not?
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