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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 point of view does Griffin use to tell his story?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

2. Where does Griffin stay while he undergoes his treatment to become black?
(a) A fancy hotel.
(b) A close friend's house.
(c) A relative's basement.
(d) A boarding house.

3. After his transformation, where does Griffin's first encounter with a white man take place?
(a) In the street.
(b) On the bus.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A streetcar.

4. Which of these does not describe Griffin's emotions once his transformation is complete?
(a) Proud.
(b) Shocked.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Appalled.

5. What does Sterling do with his lunch scraps?
(a) He saves them for later.
(b) He throws them away.
(c) He eats them all.
(d) He gives them to a black homeless man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Griffin's portrayal of a black man does Sterling tell Griffin to work on?

2. What happens when Griffin returns the look of the white woman on public transportation?

3. What emotion does Griffin have at the end of the second section of the book?

4. How do the other whites react to Griffin's interaction with the white woman on public transportation?

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

(see the answer key)

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