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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 it will discredit his work.
(b) She fears he will not be able to change his skin color back to white.
(c) She fears other whites will refuse to associate with him.
(d) She fears he will be hurt physically.

2. While Griffin is sitting in the public space during the third section of the book, what does the white man tell him?
(a) He is not allowed to sit there.
(b) He welcomes him as a stranger.
(c) He smells bad.
(d) He is homeless.

3. What point of view does Griffin use to tell his story?
(a) All of the above.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Second person.

4. Where is the first location Griffin goes to, immediately after his transformation?
(a) He goes to a white hotel.
(b) He returns home.
(c) He travels outside of the state.
(d) He goes to the black part of town.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the second section of the book, who tells Griffin where he may use a bathroom and find a church?

3. Which of these is a job that Griffin unsuccessfully tries to get at the beginning of the third section of the book?

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

5. To which state does Griffin travel first?

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