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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 8, 1959 (pages 17-38).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After lunch with Sterling, where is the first place Griffin visits?
(a) A church.
(b) A hotel.
(c) The YMCA.
(d) The post office.

2. What type of transportation does Griffin use to get to the street he visits first in New Orleans?
(a) A cab.
(b) A bus.
(c) A train.
(d) A trolley.

3. What does Griffin say blacks use to be noticed?
(a) Music.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Bling.
(d) Gangs.

4. According to Griffin's observations, what do blacks do to make their lives better?
(a) Start new businesses.
(b) Work menial jobs.
(c) Put one another down.
(d) Work together.

5. According to Griffin, what do Southern whites say about the relationship between blacks and whites?
(a) It is a healthy relationship.
(b) It is an unfair relationship.
(c) It is an invisible relationship.
(d) It is an abusive relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the book, how can Griffin's point of view be best described?

2. Which of these fears is not one of the reactions Adelle Jackson has when she learns about Griffin's plan?

3. At the end of the first section of the book, how does Griffin's commentary change?

4. How does Griffin view the black community at first?

5. On his first day in the first city he visits, what does Griffin do as a white man?

(see the answer key)

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