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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 do the other whites react to Griffin's interaction with the white woman on public transportation?
(a) They spit on him.
(b) They leave.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They ignore it.

2. On his first day in the first city he visits, what does Griffin do as a white man?
(a) Tries to find a place to live for when he becomes black.
(b) Goes to fancy restaurants and walks around the city.
(c) Tries to get a job at a newspaper.
(d) Goes fishing with friends.

3. While Griffin is in the cab after getting off the bus, what is the name of the person the cab driver talks about?
(a) Max Parker.
(b) Sterling Williams.
(c) George Levitan.
(d) Carl Thorton.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Griffin returns the look of the white woman on public transportation?

3. In what year was Black Like Me originally published?

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

5. Where does the well-dressed black man say his mother is from?

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