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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. What emotion does Griffin have at the end of the second section of the book?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Fear.

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

3. Where does Griffin speak with Mr. Gayle in the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) The church of Reverend A. L. Davis.
(b) The home of Mr. Gayle.
(c) The YMCA cafe.
(d) The place where Griffin is staying.

4. From what state is the man who picks Griffin up as a hitchhiker?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Connecticut.

5. According to Griffin in his conversation with Mr. Gayle, what situation will allow blacks to advance?
(a) Equality in the job market.
(b) Equality in political positions.
(c) Black acceptance of their social status.
(d) The oppression of whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Griffin is walking and looking at restaurants in the third section of the book, whom does he feel he has embarrassed?

2. How does P.D. East initially interact with Griffin?

3. In the third section of the book, what school does Griffin visit?

4. At the start of the fifth section of the book, where do Griffin and P.D. East go?

5. On the flier Griffin finds in the bathroom, what does Griffin learn a white man is asking for?

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