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

2. 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 stop "inbreeding."
(d) To starve blacks.

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

4. What job does the well-dressed black man say he used to have?
(a) A priest.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An altar boy.
(d) A journalist.

5. How many rooms are in the home of the young black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Griffin is traveling, where is the one place he says he feels safe?

2. At the start of the fifth section of the book, with whom do Griffin and P.D. East meet?

3. After visiting with the young black man, whom does Griffin call on the pay phone?

4. Where does Griffin decide to go after Montgomery?

5. At the start of the fourth section of the book, how much time has passed since Griffin became a black man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Griffin, how do the blacks automatically act among one another on the bus to Mississippi?

3. How does Griffin arrive at the house of his friend, P.D. East?

4. What is once piece of advice that Bill Williams gives Griffin?

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

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

7. Explain why Griffin thinks white men pick him up while he is hitchhiking.

8. Why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?

9. Why does the black preacher Griffin meets in Mobile say he loves whites?

10. How does Griffin pass back into white society?

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