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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 8, 1959 (pages 17-38).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides Sterling, with whom does Griffin eat lunch at the shoeshine stand?
(a) George Levitan.
(b) Sterling's brother.
(c) Sterling's friend Joe.
(d) The black widow.

2. According to Griffin's observations, what is one tactic whites use to keep blacks in place?
(a) Limiting the types of foods blacks can eat.
(b) Treating blacks poorly in public.
(c) Limiting the types of jobs blacks can have.
(d) Letting blacks berate one another.

3. What happens to Griffin on his way to dinner in the second section of the book?
(a) He meets a fellow journalist.
(b) He is accosted by a white man.
(c) He is arrested by a policeman for impersonation.
(d) He is followed by a black widow.

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

5. How does Sterling talk to Griffin when he meets him as a black man for the first time?
(a) He talks to him openly.
(b) He talks to him condescendingly.
(c) He treats him in the same way as he did when Griffin was white.
(d) He keeps him at a distance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Griffin stay while he undergoes his treatment to become black?

2. At the end of the first section of the book, how does Griffin's commentary change?

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

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

5. At what time of day does Griffin leave his place of stay after his transformation?

(see the answer key)

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