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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Griffin have at the end of the second section of the book?
(a) Fear.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Curiosity.

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

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

4. Where does Griffin decide to eat dinner in the second section of the book?
(a) The YMCA.
(b) A white restaurant.
(c) A cafe.
(d) Sterling Williams' house.

5. What type of transportation does Griffin use to get to the street he visits first in New Orleans?
(a) A cab.
(b) A train.
(c) A trolley.
(d) A bus.

6. What city does Griffin walk through during his skin treatment?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Talahassee.
(c) Jackson.
(d) New Orleans.

7. To which state does Griffin travel first?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Florida.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

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

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

10. On his first day in the first city he visits, what does Griffin do as a white man?
(a) Tries to get a job at a newspaper.
(b) Goes to fancy restaurants and walks around the city.
(c) Goes fishing with friends.
(d) Tries to find a place to live for when he becomes black.

11. At the beginning of the third section of the book, with whom does Griffin spend a lot of time?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Sterling Williams.
(c) George Levitan.
(d) Adelle Jackson.

12. What is the name of the public space that Griffin sits down in after his walk, during the third section of the book?
(a) The French Market.
(b) Preservation Hall.
(c) Bourbon Street.
(d) Jackson Square.

13. Besides Sterling, with whom does Griffin eat lunch at the shoeshine stand?
(a) Sterling's brother.
(b) Sterling's friend Joe.
(c) The black widow.
(d) George Levitan.

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

15. According to Griffin's observations, what do blacks do to make their lives better?
(a) Work together.
(b) Start new businesses.
(c) Work menial jobs.
(d) Put one another down.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which authorities does Griffin decide to notify initially about his project?

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

4. What does Griffin later learn about the white man who speaks to him in the public space in the third section of the book?

5. What point of view does Griffin use to tell his story?

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