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

2. What aspect of Griffin's portrayal of a black man does Sterling tell Griffin to work on?
(a) His speech.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His skin tone.
(d) His walk.

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

4. When Griffin gets on the bus in Mississippi, where does he sit?
(a) At the back of the bus.
(b) Next to a white man.
(c) Next to a white woman.
(d) At the front of the bus.

5. How long is the break the bus driver gives his passengers on the bus to Mississippi?
(a) Three minutes.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) Five minutes.
(d) Ten minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group of people does Griffin notice is particularly good at giving the hate stare?

2. How does Sterling react when Griffin reveals his identity?

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

4. What does Griffin discusses with Reverend A. L. Davis and Mr. Gayle?

5. How does the well-dressed black man make Griffin feel?

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