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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. In what city does the bus to Mississippi finally arrive?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) Natchez.
(c) Hattiesburg.
(d) Jackson.

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

3. What is the name of the well-dressed black man who gets on the bus at one of its stops?
(a) Beau.
(b) Christophe.
(c) Louis.
(d) Alexander.

4. What necessity does one black man help Griffin find, immediately after his transformation?
(a) A job.
(b) A hotel.
(c) New clothes.
(d) Shoes.

5. On the bus, what do the other blacks tell Griffin about Mississippi?
(a) It is "nothing but white people."
(b) It is "too tough to get a dollar for a black man."
(c) It is "the most lied about state in the union."
(d) It is "all talk and no takin.'"

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children of the young black man ask Griffin?

2. What happens to Griffin on his way to dinner in the second section of the book?

3. After lunch with Sterling, where is the first place Griffin visits?

4. After Griffin leaves the school in the third section of the book, what type of transportation does he use?

5. After his transformation, where does Griffin's first encounter with a white man take place?

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