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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Griffin decide to go after Montgomery?

2. How do the children of the young black man say goodnight to Griffin?

3. Why are the children of the young black man excited to see Griffin when he walks in their home?

4. In the fifth section of the book, what do many people warn Griffin about?

5. How does P.D. East initially interact with Griffin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Griffin pass back into white society?

3. Why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?

4. How does Griffin feel when he calls his wife on the phone?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following major characters and explain their role in the book. How is Griffin affected by this person? How would you characterize this person? Come to a conclusion about how the character advanced the book as a whole. Characters to choose from: Sterling Williams, Christophe, George Levitan, P.D. East.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the attitudes of residents in two different cities in the book. Include analysis of the attitudes of blacks in these cities, and the attitudes of whites in these cities. Be sure to use Griffin's observations to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Griffin chose the title, Black Like Me? What connotation does this title have? After reading the book, analyze Griffin's choice using supporting examples from the text. Extra credit: Suggest and explain a different title for the book.

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