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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. According to Griffin, how do whites preserve their place in society?

2. How does Griffin react to his interactions with the first white man he meets in the sixth section of the book?

3. While he is at the church, why does Griffin pick up the piece of writing?

4. Where does Griffin go immediately after leaving the church?

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. Why does P.D. East have to go to New Orleans?

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

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

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

5. How does Griffin pass back into white society?

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

7. Describe what Griffin sees on the bathroom wall of the bus station.

8. Why does Christophe make Griffin nervous?

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

10. Describe the home of the young black man that allows Griffin to spend the night in his house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Griffin interact with the men who pick him up while he is hitchhiking? Compare and contrast two of his experiences with different men who pick him up.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, Griffin learns there are many ways in which he cannot behave as a black man that would be acceptable for whites in public. Choose three of these behavior lessons and describe their significance to his learning experience as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

Explain what Griffin means by the two main types of discrimination blacks face. Use examples from the text to show the differences between the two, and to show how Griffin observes both of these types of discrimination. Which is more dominant?

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