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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 28 -November 7, 1959 (pages 1-17).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Griffin pay for his journey as a black man?
(a) He pays for it out of his own pocket.
(b) Unnamed sponsors pay for it.
(c) He begs his way through the South.
(d) George Levitan agrees to pay for it.

2. At the start of the book, how can Griffin's point of view be best described?
(a) That of personal experience.
(b) That of a black man.
(c) That of an observer.
(d) That of a priest.

3. In what year was Black Like Me originally published?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1980.

4. How is Griffin treated by the first black people he meets?
(a) They are instantly friendly toward him.
(b) They are difficult for him to talk to.
(c) They are cruel to him at first.
(d) They are immediately suspicious of him.

5. What is the race of Sterling Williams?
(a) Asian.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Native American.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the first time they meet?

2. Where is the first location Griffin goes to, immediately after his transformation?

3. What is the name of the black magazine Griffin's friend owns?

4. At the end of the first section of the book, how does Griffin's commentary change?

5. After his transformation, where does Griffin's first encounter with a white man take place?

(see the answer key)

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