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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 10-12 1959 (pages 38-44).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of Sterling Williams?
(a) A shoeshine.
(b) A busboy.
(c) A traveling salesman.
(d) A cab driver.

2. Which of these is a problem Griffin says blacks face?
(a) Immediate discrimination from whites.
(b) Community centers like YMCAs.
(c) Places to get a cup of coffee.
(d) Opportunities to become educated.

3. What street does Griffin travel to first, after he finds a bathroom to use?
(a) Magazine Street.
(b) Bourbon Street.
(c) Canal Street.
(d) Carrollton Avenue.

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

5. At what time of day does Griffin leave his place of stay after his transformation?
(a) Early in the morning.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Late at night.
(d) In the middle of the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Griffin's first encounter with a white man, how does the white man act toward Griffin?

2. After Griffin speaks to the white man in the third section of the book, how does Griffin feel physically?

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

4. In what year was Black Like Me originally published?

5. On his first day in the first city he visits, what does Griffin do as a white man?

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