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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 24- December 4, 1959 (pages 102-139).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides Sterling, with whom does Griffin eat lunch at the shoeshine stand?
(a) The black widow.
(b) Sterling's friend Joe.
(c) George Levitan.
(d) Sterling's brother.

2. How many rooms are in the home of the young black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

3. How do P.D. East's neighbors and friends treat him?
(a) They treat him with respect.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They spit on him in public.
(d) They are friendly with him.

4. What does Griffin say blacks use to be noticed?
(a) Gangs.
(b) Music.
(c) Bling.
(d) Sexuality.

5. At the start of the fourth section of the book, how much time has passed since Griffin became a black man?
(a) Five days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does P.D. East give Griffin to read?

2. While Griffin is in the cab after getting off the bus, what is the name of the person the cab driver talks about?

3. At the start of the fourth section of the book, why is Sterling upset when Griffin goes to visit him?

4. According to Griffin, how do white people in Mississippi view their relationship with blacks?

5. How does the well-dressed black man act toward the other blacks?

(see the answer key)

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