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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 does Griffin discusses with Reverend A. L. Davis and Mr. Gayle?
(a) Housing options.
(b) His project and its details.
(c) The "problem" of blacks.
(d) How to improve the YMCA.

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

3. Which of these does not describe Griffin's emotions once his transformation is complete?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Shocked.
(c) Appalled.
(d) Proud.

4. How does Sterling talk to Griffin when he meets him as a black man for the first time?
(a) He keeps him at a distance.
(b) He talks to him condescendingly.
(c) He talks to him openly.
(d) He treats him in the same way as he did when Griffin was white.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Griffin stay while he undergoes his treatment to become black?

2. Where does Griffin decide to eat dinner in the second section of the book?

3. During Griffin's first encounter with a white man, how does the white man act toward Griffin?

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

5. What type of transportation does Griffin use to get to the street he visits first in New Orleans?

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