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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. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the first time they meet?
(a) Like a friend.
(b) He talks to him about his personal life.
(c) Like a white customer.
(d) He ignores him.

2. Which of these is a job that Griffin unsuccessfully tries to get at the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A clerk.
(c) A busboy.
(d) A chef.

3. What does Griffin later learn about the white man who speaks to him in the public space in the third section of the book?
(a) He is homeless.
(b) He is not white after all.
(c) He is the town mayor.
(d) He does not want Griffin around.

4. Where is the first location Griffin goes to, immediately after his transformation?
(a) He returns home.
(b) He travels outside of the state.
(c) He goes to a white hotel.
(d) He goes to the black part of town.

5. What emotion does Griffin have at the end of the second section of the book?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Fear.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Griffin's interaction on the way to dinner in the second section of the book affect him?

2. While Griffin is traveling on public transportation, a white woman looks at Griffin. What type of emotion does Griffin feel this look conveys?

3. What aspect of Griffin's portrayal of a black man does Sterling tell Griffin to work on?

4. After Griffin leaves the school in the third section of the book, what type of transportation does he use?

5. At the beginning of the third section of the book, what is Griffin comforted by?

(see the answer key)

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