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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the fifth section of the book, what do many people warn Griffin about?
(a) Sexual encounters.
(b) Making trouble.
(c) Revealing his identity.
(d) Traveling to different cities.

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

3. Why, as Griffin learns, should he walk down the middle of the street?
(a) It will keep him safe from white men.
(b) It will help decrease his chances of getting robbed.
(c) It will help keep his shoes clean.
(d) It will keep him from walking near white restaurants.

4. According to Griffin, how do whites preserve their place in society?
(a) They interact with blacks.
(b) They work hard at it.
(c) They prove they are better than blacks.
(d) They keep blacks lower.

5. How do P.D. East's neighbors and friends treat him?
(a) They are friendly with him.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They treat him with respect.
(d) They spit on him in public.

6. Why are the children of the young black man excited to see Griffin when he walks in their home?
(a) They have never seen a white man before.
(b) They think he is their uncle.
(c) They think he is rich.
(d) They think they are having a party.

7. In the sixth section of the book, why does Griffin say that the night is a black man's paradise?
(a) He feels he can blend into the darkness.
(b) He will not have to worry about food.
(c) He does not have to work.
(d) He can being traveling again.

8. At the custard stand, what does Griffin buy?
(a) An ice cream cone.
(b) A soda.
(c) A glass of ice water.
(d) A coke float.

9. According to Griffin, why do white men give him rides as a hitchhiker?
(a) Because they suspect he is a white man.
(b) So they can brag to their friends.
(c) So they can ask him personal questions.
(d) Because they feel bad for him.

10. At the start of the fourth section of the book, how much time has passed since Griffin became a black man?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Five days.

11. How old are the children of the black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?
(a) All are babies.
(b) Nine to four months.
(c) Nine to eighteen.
(d) Ten to fifteen.

12. How does Griffin feel as he begins to pass back into white society?
(a) Overjoyed and enthusiastic.
(b) Saddened and melancholic.
(c) Skeptical and judgmental.
(d) Amazed and disgusted.

13. Where does the well-dressed black man say his mother is from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Portugal.
(c) France.
(d) Egypt.

14. From what state is the man who picks Griffin up as a hitchhiker?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Rhode Island.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What profession does P.D. East have?

3. What is the name of the well-dressed black man who gets on the bus at one of its stops?

4. How does the well-dressed black man make Griffin feel?

5. What state does Griffin decide to travel to during the second day of the sixth section of the book?

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