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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. How do the children of the young black man say goodnight to Griffin?
(a) They dance for him.
(b) They sing for him.
(c) They kiss him.
(d) They shake his hand.

2. While Griffin is on the pay phone, how does he write that he feels?
(a) Awkward.
(b) Excited.
(c) Sympathetic.
(d) Relieved.

3. What does Griffin do to his skin to help get rid of some of the color?
(a) Rubs his skin raw.
(b) Takes his medication.
(c) Runs around town to sweat.
(d) Coats himself with oatmeal.

4. What does the custard stand attendant refuse Griffin?
(a) Free water from the hose.
(b) A paper napkin.
(c) An outhouse.
(d) A place to sit down.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While he is at the church, why does Griffin pick up the piece of writing?

2. How does Griffin react to his interactions with the first white man he meets in the sixth section of the book?

3. Why does Griffin decide to only go out at night in Montgomery?

4. How old are the children of the black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?

5. How does Griffin describe the white attitude toward blacks in Mobile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sterling upset when Griffin goes to see him at the shoeshine stand?

2. What do the blacks consider doing when the bus driver will not let them off the bus for the ten-minute break?

3. How does the man from Massachusetts Griffin meets while hitchhiking feel about people from Mississippi?

4. Why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?

5. Describe the home of the young black man that allows Griffin to spend the night in his house.

6. How does the city of Montgomery change for Griffin as he becomes more and more white?

7. What does Griffin do as he leaves the young black man's house?

8. Why do the young black man's children think they are having a party?

9. How does the attendant at the custard stand act toward Griffin when Griffin asks to use a restroom?

10. What does Griffin mean when he says he feels like a tenth-class citizen?

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