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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 happens when Griffin returns the look of the white woman on public transportation?
(a) She leaves.
(b) She yells at him.
(c) She turns away.
(d) She tells her husband.

2. What type of church does Griffin want to attend?
(a) Evangelical.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Baptist.

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

4. From whom does Griffin decide to rent a room?
(a) Mrs. Davis.
(b) Mr. Gayle.
(c) The YMCA.
(d) Sterling Williams.

5. Where does Griffin speak with Mr. Gayle in the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) The YMCA cafe.
(b) The home of Mr. Gayle.
(c) The place where Griffin is staying.
(d) The church of Reverend A. L. Davis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is not a reaction of Griffin's wife when he tells her of his plan?

2. During the third section of the book, on what object does Griffin sit while he is in the public space, after his walk?

3. What is the name of the public space that Griffin sits down in after his walk, during the third section of the book?

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

5. While Griffin is sitting in the public space during the third section of the book, what does the white man tell him?

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