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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the man who picks Griffin up as a hitchhiker say he dislikes about Mississippi?
(a) The hot weather.
(b) Their accents.
(c) The black sections of town.
(d) The people's views on race.

3. Why does Griffin decide to only go out at night in Montgomery?
(a) So his body will not overheat.
(b) So he will not get the hate stare.
(c) So he will be safe from riots.
(d) So his skin will not be exposed to the sun.

4. Why does Griffin decide to leave the church?
(a) He realizes he would look bad standing in the church.
(b) He is overwhelmed with emotion.
(c) He finds what he is looking for.
(d) He realizes he is late to meeting with East.

5. When Griffin arrives in Mobile, where does he stay the night?
(a) A black YMCA.
(b) A black preacher's house.
(c) An old friend's home.
(d) A secluded, white hotel.

6. What do the children of the young black man ask Griffin?
(a) They ask him about his own children.
(b) They ask him about his accent.
(c) They ask him about his money.
(d) They ask him where he is from.

7. What does Griffin give the children of the young black man?
(a) Pencils.
(b) Candy.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Soda pop.

8. At the start of the fourth section of the book, why is Sterling upset when Griffin goes to visit him?
(a) He has heard about a disturbing court case involving a black man.
(b) He has not had a customer in more than a week.
(c) He has heard that other blacks were suspicious of Griffin.
(d) He has not gotten paid by his last customer.

9. According to Griffin, what attitude does the custard stand attendant have toward him?
(a) He is sympathetic.
(b) He ignores him.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) He is cruel.

10. After the well-dressed black man leaves, what is the name of the man who sits next to Griffin?
(a) Whitey Jones.
(b) Bill Williams.
(c) Marcus Plumblee.
(d) Tom Cunningham.

11. According to Griffin, how do many whites claim to keep their race pure?
(a) To lynch all blacks.
(b) To "go after" black women.
(c) To starve blacks.
(d) To stop "inbreeding."

12. What does Griffin give the wife of the young black man?
(a) Money.
(b) Clean cloth.
(c) A kiss.
(d) Sugar.

13. What book does P.D. East give Griffin to read?
(a) The Magnolia Jungle.
(b) The Smell of Burning Crosses.
(c) Rebel With a Cause.
(d) Two Faces of Janus.

14. How does Griffin react to his interactions with the first white man he meets in the sixth section of the book?
(a) He is not phased.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He is sympathetic.
(d) He is shocked.

15. In what city does the bus to Mississippi finally arrive?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Hattiesburg.
(c) Biloxi.
(d) Natchez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does the well-dressed black man think Griffin has?

2. According to Griffin, how do whites preserve their place in society?

3. What does the custard stand attendant refuse Griffin?

4. Why, as Griffin learns, should he walk down the middle of the street?

5. How does Griffin feel as he begins to pass back into white society?

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