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

2. After lunch with Sterling, where is the first place Griffin visits?
(a) A hotel.
(b) The post office.
(c) A church.
(d) The YMCA.

3. From whom does Griffin decide to rent a room?
(a) Mrs. Davis.
(b) Sterling Williams.
(c) Mr. Gayle.
(d) The YMCA.

4. During Griffin's first encounter with a white man, how does the white man act toward Griffin?
(a) He asks Griffin where he is from.
(b) He spits on Griffin's feet.
(c) He completely ignores Griffin.
(d) He looks at Griffin strangely.

5. How does Griffin decide to react if anyone asks him who he is during his journey?
(a) He will use a consistent pseudonym.
(b) He will answer with a different false name each time.
(c) He will answer with is real name.
(d) He will answer in another language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What necessity does one black man help Griffin find, immediately after his transformation?

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

3. What does Griffin say blacks use to be noticed?

4. How does Griffin pay for his journey as a black man?

5. How does Griffin view the black community at first?

(see the answer key)

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