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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. How old are the children of the black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?
(a) Ten to fifteen.
(b) All are babies.
(c) Nine to four months.
(d) Nine to eighteen.

2. According to Griffin's observations, what is one tactic whites use to keep blacks in place?
(a) Letting blacks berate one another.
(b) Treating blacks poorly in public.
(c) Limiting the types of foods blacks can eat.
(d) Limiting the types of jobs blacks can have.

3. What profession does P.D. East have?
(a) He is a city official.
(b) He is the editor of a local newspaper.
(c) He is a restaurant owner.
(d) He is a doctor specializing in skin care.

4. What do the children of the young black man ask Griffin?
(a) They ask him where he is from.
(b) They ask him about his own children.
(c) They ask him about his money.
(d) They ask him about his accent.

5. After lunch with Sterling, where is the first place Griffin visits?
(a) A church.
(b) The post office.
(c) A hotel.
(d) The YMCA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Griffin decide to only go out at night in Montgomery?

2. While Griffin is on the pay phone, how does he write that he feels?

3. Where does the well-dressed black man say his mother is from?

4. What does Griffin say is the biggest problem blacks have?

5. Besides Sterling, with whom does Griffin eat lunch at the shoeshine stand?

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