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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. What state is the author, John Howard Griffin, from?
(a) Texas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Georgia.

2. How does Griffin pay for his journey as a black man?
(a) He pays for it out of his own pocket.
(b) Unnamed sponsors pay for it.
(c) George Levitan agrees to pay for it.
(d) He begs his way through the South.

3. What is the name of the black magazine Griffin's friend owns?
(a) Look.
(b) Sepia.
(c) Ebony.
(d) Portrait.

4. What sparks Griffin's questions about race?
(a) An event he encountered.
(b) A conversation he had.
(c) A story he wrote.
(d) A report that he read.

5. After his transformation, where does Griffin's first encounter with a white man take place?
(a) On the bus.
(b) In the street.
(c) A streetcar.
(d) A restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Griffin say is the biggest problem blacks have?

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

3. What does Sterling do with his lunch scraps?

4. During Griffin's discussion with Reverend A. L. Davis and Mr. Gayle, who walks into the room?

5. In the second section of the book, who tells Griffin where he may use a bathroom and find a church?

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