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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of Sterling Williams?
(a) A cab driver.
(b) A traveling salesman.
(c) A shoeshine.
(d) A busboy.

2. According to Griffin in his conversation with Mr. Gayle, what situation will allow blacks to advance?
(a) Equality in the job market.
(b) Black acceptance of their social status.
(c) The oppression of whites.
(d) Equality in political positions.

3. From whom does Griffin decide to rent a room?
(a) The YMCA.
(b) Mr. Gayle.
(c) Sterling Williams.
(d) Mrs. Davis.

4. What major theme is introduced in the second section of the book?
(a) Hate within a group.
(b) Solidarity among males.
(c) Hate between blacks and whites.
(d) Life and death.

5. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the first time they meet?
(a) He talks to him about his personal life.
(b) He ignores him.
(c) Like a white customer.
(d) Like a friend.

6. At the beginning of the third section of the book, what is Griffin comforted by?
(a) White are not treating him poorly so far.
(b) He knows his transformation is only temporary.
(c) Blacks are willing to help him without expecting anything in return.
(d) He knows he will get a good story out of the experience.

7. While Griffin is walking and looking at restaurants in the third section of the book, why does Griffin feel embarrassed?
(a) He feels his body smells bad.
(b) He feels his clothes are too dirty.
(c) He thinks his skin treatment is wearing off.
(d) He feels he has not stayed in his place.

8. How does Griffin's interaction on the way to dinner in the second section of the book affect him?
(a) He is afraid his identity will be revealed.
(b) He realizes he does not know how to fight.
(c) He is worried because he does not have a driver's license.
(d) He wants to be left alone.

9. Which of these best describes the methods Griffin uses to darken his skin?
(a) Brown dye rubbed into his skin.
(b) Hot irons and salve.
(c) Ultraviolet light and oral medication.
(d) Grease paint and dirt.

10. At the beginning of the second section of the book, how is Griffin feeling emotionally?
(a) Excited.
(b) Happy.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Adventurous.

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

12. After Griffin speaks to the white man in the third section of the book, how does Griffin feel physically?
(a) Fatigued.
(b) Energized.
(c) Strong.
(d) Clumsy.

13. What does Griffin later learn about the white man who speaks to him in the public space in the third section of the book?
(a) He is homeless.
(b) He does not want Griffin around.
(c) He is the town mayor.
(d) He is not white after all.

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

15. What happens to Griffin on his way to dinner in the second section of the book?
(a) He is accosted by a white man.
(b) He meets a fellow journalist.
(c) He is followed by a black widow.
(d) He is arrested by a policeman for impersonation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the public space that Griffin sits down in after his walk, during the third section of the book?

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

3. What does Sterling do with his lunch scraps?

4. In the second section of the book, who tells Griffin where he may use a bathroom and find a church?

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

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