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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 14, 1959 (pages 45-77).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the race of Sterling Williams?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Asian.
(d) Native American.

2. How does Griffin's interaction on the way to dinner in the second section of the book affect him?
(a) He wants to be left alone.
(b) He realizes he does not know how to fight.
(c) He is worried because he does not have a driver's license.
(d) He is afraid his identity will be revealed.

3. How does the well-dressed black man make Griffin feel?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Entertained.

4. According to Griffin in his conversation with Mr. Gayle, what situation will allow blacks to advance?
(a) Black acceptance of their social status.
(b) Equality in political positions.
(c) The oppression of whites.
(d) Equality in the job market.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During the third section of the book, on what object does Griffin sit while he is in the public space, after his walk?

2. What type of church does Griffin want to attend?

3. After Griffin speaks to the white man in the third section of the book, how does Griffin feel physically?

4. How does Sterling talk to Griffin when he meets him as a black man for the first time?

5. Besides Sterling, with whom does Griffin eat lunch at the shoeshine stand?

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