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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 is the profession of Sterling Williams?
(a) A traveling salesman.
(b) A cab driver.
(c) A shoeshine.
(d) A busboy.

2. How do the blacks react to Griffin's interaction with the white woman on public transportation?
(a) They are embarrassed.
(b) They are angry.
(c) They ignore it.
(d) They are sympathetic.

3. At the end of the first section of the book, how does Griffin's commentary change?
(a) He speaks from a white man's perspective.
(b) It is taken from personal experiences.
(c) He writes about others' experiences, not his own.
(d) It is an objective point of view.

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

5. In the second section of the book, who tells Griffin where he may use a bathroom and find a church?
(a) Sterling Williams.
(b) A restaurant owner.
(c) George Levitan.
(d) A white man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What point of view does Griffin use to tell his story?

2. Which authorities does Griffin decide to notify initially about his project?

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

4. What does Sterling do with his lunch scraps?

5. Where does Griffin decide to eat dinner in the second section of the book?

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