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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 24- December 4, 1959 (pages 102-139).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After visiting with the young black man, whom does Griffin call on the pay phone?
(a) His doctor.
(b) George Levitan.
(c) Sterling Williams.
(d) His wife.

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

3. How does Griffin feel as he begins to pass back into white society?
(a) Amazed and disgusted.
(b) Overjoyed and enthusiastic.
(c) Skeptical and judgmental.
(d) Saddened and melancholic.

4. At the custard stand, what does Griffin buy?
(a) An ice cream cone.
(b) A coke float.
(c) A glass of ice water.
(d) A soda.

5. Which of these is a job that Griffin unsuccessfully tries to get at the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) A typist.
(b) A shoeshine.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) A journalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does P.D. East give Griffin to read?

2. What is the race of Sterling Williams?

3. What man does Griffin credit with the difference in the attitude of blacks he notices in Montgomery?

4. According to Griffin's observations, how do blacks on the bus interact with one another at first?

5. While Griffin is in the cab after getting off the bus, what is the name of the person the cab driver talks about?

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