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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 15- 24, 1959 (pages 77-101).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Griffin's observations, how do blacks on the bus interact with one another at first?
(a) They do not speak to one another.
(b) There is a noticeable tension between them.
(c) There is an easy, comfortable comradeship.
(d) They give each other hostile looks.

2. What job does the well-dressed black man say he used to have?
(a) An altar boy.
(b) A priest.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A doctor.

3. After the man who picks him up as a hitchhiker drops Griffin off, how does he immediately continue his travels?
(a) He gets on a train.
(b) He is picked up by another hitchhiker.
(c) He walks.
(d) He takes a bus.

4. Which of these do Griffin and Mr. Gayle say is a step toward equality?
(a) Music.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Nice homes.
(d) Lightening the skin tones of blacks.

5. In what city does the bus to Mississippi finally arrive?
(a) Natchez.
(b) Hattiesburg.
(c) Biloxi.
(d) Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Griffin is walking and looking at restaurants in the third section of the book, whom does he feel he has embarrassed?

2. How does P.D. East initially interact with Griffin?

3. How does Griffin's interaction on the way to dinner in the second section of the book affect him?

4. What aspect of Griffin's portrayal of a black man does Sterling tell Griffin to work on?

5. Why does Griffin decide to leave the church?

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