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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 happens to Griffin on his way to dinner in the second section of the book?
(a) He is followed by a black widow.
(b) He is arrested by a policeman for impersonation.
(c) He meets a fellow journalist.
(d) He is accosted by a white man.

2. On his first day in the first city he visits, what does Griffin do as a white man?
(a) Tries to find a place to live for when he becomes black.
(b) Goes fishing with friends.
(c) Goes to fancy restaurants and walks around the city.
(d) Tries to get a job at a newspaper.

3. According to Griffin's observations, what is one tactic whites use to keep blacks in place?
(a) Limiting the types of foods blacks can eat.
(b) Limiting the types of jobs blacks can have.
(c) Treating blacks poorly in public.
(d) Letting blacks berate one another.

4. What type of transportation does Griffin use to get to the street he visits first in New Orleans?
(a) A train.
(b) A cab.
(c) A trolley.
(d) A bus.

5. How does Griffin pay for his journey as a black man?
(a) George Levitan agrees to pay for it.
(b) Unnamed sponsors pay for it.
(c) He pays for it out of his own pocket.
(d) He begs his way through the South.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is the author, John Howard Griffin, from?

2. How does Griffin view the black community at first?

3. To which state does Griffin travel first?

4. Which of these does not describe Griffin's emotions once his transformation is complete?

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

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