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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what state is the man who picks Griffin up as a hitchhiker?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Massachusetts.

2. After the well-dressed black man leaves, what is the name of the man who sits next to Griffin?
(a) Bill Williams.
(b) Whitey Jones.
(c) Tom Cunningham.
(d) Marcus Plumblee.

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

4. How does Griffin remember his past experience in Mobile as a young, white man?
(a) People were kind and wise.
(b) People were difficult to talk to.
(c) He felt his opportunities were limited.
(d) He felt there was tension between races.

5. What group of people does Griffin notice is particularly good at giving the hate stare?
(a) Teenagers.
(b) Older white women.
(c) White businessmen.
(d) Twenty-year-old white men.

6. According to Griffin, how do many whites claim to keep their race pure?
(a) To starve blacks.
(b) To stop "inbreeding."
(c) To "go after" black women.
(d) To lynch all blacks.

7. In the sixth section of the book, why does Griffin say that the night is a black man's paradise?
(a) He feels he can blend into the darkness.
(b) He will not have to worry about food.
(c) He does not have to work.
(d) He can being traveling again.

8. What is the name of the well-dressed black man who gets on the bus at one of its stops?
(a) Beau.
(b) Christophe.
(c) Louis.
(d) Alexander.

9. How does Griffin feel as he begins to pass back into white society?
(a) Skeptical and judgmental.
(b) Amazed and disgusted.
(c) Saddened and melancholic.
(d) Overjoyed and enthusiastic.

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

11. At the start of the fifth section of the book, with whom do Griffin and P.D. East meet?
(a) Dean Sam Gandy.
(b) Sterling Williams.
(c) Dr. Sid Blander.
(d) George Levitan.

12. Which of these best describes where the well-dressed black man sits on the bus?
(a) Next to Griffin.
(b) He stands.
(c) With the whites.
(d) With the other blacks.

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

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

15. How old are the children of the black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?
(a) Nine to eighteen.
(b) Nine to four months.
(c) Ten to fifteen.
(d) All are babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Griffin gets on the bus in Mississippi, where does he sit?

2. How does Griffin travel away from Montgomery?

3. Where does Griffin decide to go after Montgomery?

4. How many rooms are in the home of the young black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?

5. What job does the well-dressed black man say he used to have?

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