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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 10-12 1959 (pages 38-44).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the black magazine Griffin's friend owns?
(a) Sepia.
(b) Ebony.
(c) Portrait.
(d) Look.

3. What do Griffin and Mr. Gayle say whites believe about any steps blacks could take toward equality?
(a) Whites feel blacks will threaten the survival of the black race.
(b) Whites feel blacks will threaten the survival of the white race.
(c) Whites feel blacks could never threaten the survival of the white race.
(d) Whites feel blacks should take steps toward equality.

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

5. What aspect of Griffin's portrayal of a black man does Sterling tell Griffin to work on?
(a) His walk.
(b) His speech.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His skin tone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these does not describe Griffin's emotions once his transformation is complete?

2. How do the blacks react to Griffin's interaction with the white woman on public transportation?

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

4. In the third section, what area of town does Griffin walk through, looking at restaurants he is no longer allowed to enter?

5. Which of these is a job that Griffin unsuccessfully tries to get at the beginning of the third section of the book?

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