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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 15- 24, 1959 (pages 77-101).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of rumors does Griffin try to dispel about blacks in the fifth section of the book?
(a) Education stereotypes.
(b) Sexual and moral stereotypes.
(c) Travel methods stereotypes.
(d) Hygiene stereotypes.

2. What type of church does Griffin want to attend?
(a) Evangelical.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Catholic.

3. What street does Griffin travel to first, after he finds a bathroom to use?
(a) Bourbon Street.
(b) Canal Street.
(c) Carrollton Avenue.
(d) Magazine Street.

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

5. According to Griffin's observations, how do blacks on the bus interact with one another at first?
(a) They do not speak to one another.
(b) There is an easy, comfortable comradeship.
(c) There is a noticeable tension between them.
(d) They give each other hostile looks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Griffin arrives in Mobile, where does he stay the night?

2. While Griffin is in the cab after getting off the bus, what is the name of the person the cab driver talks about?

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

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

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

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