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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 8, 1959 (pages 17-38).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Griffin returns the look of the white woman on public transportation?
(a) She yells at him.
(b) She turns away.
(c) She leaves.
(d) She tells her husband.

2. Where does Griffin stay while he undergoes his treatment to become black?
(a) A relative's basement.
(b) A close friend's house.
(c) A fancy hotel.
(d) A boarding house.

3. At the beginning of the second section of the book, how is Griffin feeling emotionally?
(a) Excited.
(b) Adventurous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Lonely.

4. Who helps Griffin darken his skin?
(a) His wife.
(b) The magazine owner.
(c) A friend.
(d) A doctor.

5. What point of view does Griffin use to tell his story?
(a) Second person.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Griffin walk through during his skin treatment?

2. What state is the author, John Howard Griffin, from?

3. What sparks Griffin's questions about race?

4. In what year was Black Like Me originally published?

5. What does Sterling do with his lunch scraps?

(see the answer key)

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