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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 fears is not one of the reactions Adelle Jackson has when she learns about Griffin's plan?
(a) She fears he will be hurt physically.
(b) She fears he will not be able to change his skin color back to white.
(c) She fears it will discredit his work.
(d) She fears other whites will refuse to associate with him.

2. What does Griffin say blacks use to be noticed?
(a) Music.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Bling.
(d) Gangs.

3. What state is the author, John Howard Griffin, from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mississippi.

4. How does Sterling talk to Griffin when he meets him as a black man for the first time?
(a) He treats him in the same way as he did when Griffin was white.
(b) He talks to him condescendingly.
(c) He talks to him openly.
(d) He keeps him at a distance.

5. During Griffin's discussion with Reverend A. L. Davis and Mr. Gayle, who walks into the room?
(a) Sterling Williams.
(b) Mrs. Davis.
(c) George Levitan.
(d) J.P. Guillory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Griffin decide to react if anyone asks him who he is during his journey?

2. Which of these do Griffin and Mr. Gayle say is a step toward equality?

3. What does Griffin later learn about the white man who speaks to him in the public space in the third section of the book?

4. What is the name of the black magazine Griffin's friend owns?

5. What is the profession of Sterling Williams?

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