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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 24- December 4, 1959 (pages 102-139).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom does Griffin decide to rent a room?
(a) Sterling Williams.
(b) Mr. Gayle.
(c) Mrs. Davis.
(d) The YMCA.

2. When Griffin arrives in Mobile, where does he stay the night?
(a) An old friend's home.
(b) A secluded, white hotel.
(c) A black YMCA.
(d) A black preacher's house.

3. According to Griffin's observations, what is one tactic whites use to keep blacks in place?
(a) Limiting the types of foods blacks can eat.
(b) Letting blacks berate one another.
(c) Treating blacks poorly in public.
(d) Limiting the types of jobs blacks can have.

4. After visiting with the young black man, whom does Griffin call on the pay phone?
(a) George Levitan.
(b) Sterling Williams.
(c) His wife.
(d) His doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Griffin on his way to dinner in the second section of the book?

2. According to Griffin, how do white people in Mississippi view their relationship with blacks?

3. What does Griffin do to his skin to help get rid of some of the color?

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

5. Why, as Griffin learns, should he walk down the middle of the street?

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