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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What point of view does Griffin use to tell his story?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) All of the above.
(d) First person.

4. At the end of the first section of the book, how does Griffin's commentary change?
(a) He writes about others' experiences, not his own.
(b) It is an objective point of view.
(c) He speaks from a white man's perspective.
(d) It is taken from personal experiences.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Griffin say is the biggest problem blacks have?

2. Why does a black widow pay attention to Griffin?

3. How does Sterling talk to Griffin when he meets him as a black man for the first time?

4. How does Griffin pay for his journey as a black man?

5. What necessity does one black man help Griffin find, immediately after his transformation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do you think Griffin feels emotionally at the end of this section?

2. How does Griffin's story-telling change from the beginning of this section to the end of this section?

3. Describe Griffin's first encounter with a white man after his skin transformation.

4. How does Sterling Williams react when Griffin reveals his identity?

5. Why do you think Sterling and his friend Joe taunt the homeless man on the street?

6. What are three jobs that Griffin tries to get as a black man in the third section of the book?

7. Why does the white woman yell at Griffin on the bus to Canal Street?

8. Describe how Griffin feels when he leaves his hotel at the beginning of the second section.

9. How does Griffin say he will react if anyone asks who he is during his journey?

10. Why is J.P. Guillory confused when he hears Griffin's name?

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