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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. Which of these is a problem Griffin says blacks create for themselves?
(a) Self-discrimination.
(b) Hygiene.
(c) Self-satisfaction.
(d) Ability to get a shoeshine.

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

3. Where does Griffin decide to eat dinner in the second section of the book?
(a) A white restaurant.
(b) Sterling Williams' house.
(c) A cafe.
(d) The YMCA.

4. In the third section, what area of town does Griffin walk through, looking at restaurants he is no longer allowed to enter?
(a) The Garden District.
(b) The University District.
(c) Carrollton.
(d) The French Quarter.

5. Which of these is not a reaction of Griffin's wife when he tells her of his plan?
(a) She tells him he should go ahead with the project.
(b) She tells him he is not allowed to go.
(c) She is shocked.
(d) She says she will take care of their children without him.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Griffin, what do Southern whites say about the relationship between blacks and whites?

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

3. What is the race of Sterling Williams?

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

5. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the first time they meet?

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