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

2. During Griffin's first encounter with a white man, how does the white man act toward Griffin?
(a) He completely ignores Griffin.
(b) He spits on Griffin's feet.
(c) He looks at Griffin strangely.
(d) He asks Griffin where he is from.

3. In the third section of the book, what school does Griffin visit?
(a) The University of New Orleans.
(b) Xavier University of Louisiana.
(c) Tulane University.
(d) Dillard University.

4. Which of these is a job that Griffin unsuccessfully tries to get at the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) A bookkeeper.
(b) A brick layer.
(c) A musician.
(d) A publisher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these do Griffin and Mr. Gayle say is a step toward equality?

2. What does Griffin say blacks use to be noticed?

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

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

5. What do Griffin and Mr. Gayle say whites believe about any steps blacks could take toward equality?

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