The protagonist of this novel has a dream in which a heavy package he carries is his own severed head and at one point Reverend Hammond gives the protagonist a wooden cross. Another character in this novel stresses his contribution of ping-pong tables to the South Side Boys' Club. The protagonist watches the film Trader Horn and forces his friend Gus to lick a (*) knife after an abortive attempt to rob Mr. Blum's deli. Other characters in this novel include the private investigator Britten and the State's Attorney Buckley, who is opposed by Boris A. Max in the trial that makes up its third section. The appearance of the blind Mrs. Dalton causes the protagonist to accidentally smother her daughter Mary with a pillow. For 10 points, name this novel about the murders and trial of Bigger Thomas, a work of Richard Wright.
The protagonist of this novel has a dream in which a heavy package he carries is his own severed head and at one point Reverend Hammond gives the protagonist a wooden cross. Another character in this novel stresses his contribution of ping-pong tables to the South Side Boys' Club. The protagonist watches the film Trader Horn and forces his friend Gus to lick a (*) knife after an abortive attempt to rob Mr. Blum's deli. Other characters in this novel include the private investigator Britten and the State's Attorney Buckley, who is opposed by Boris A. Max in the trial that makes up its third section. The appearance of the blind Mrs. Dalton causes the protagonist to accidentally smother her daughter Mary with a pillow. For 10 points, name this novel about the murders and trial of Bigger Thomas, a work of Richard Wright.
The protagonist of this novel has a dream in which a heavy package he carries is his own severed head and at one point Reverend Hammond gives the protagonist a wooden cross.
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