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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. What profession does the well-dressed black man think Griffin has?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A shoeshine.
(c) A priest.
(d) A journalist.

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

3. At the custard stand, what does Griffin buy?
(a) A glass of ice water.
(b) A coke float.
(c) A soda.
(d) An ice cream cone.

4. At the beginning of the third section of the book, what is Griffin comforted by?
(a) He knows his transformation is only temporary.
(b) He knows he will get a good story out of the experience.
(c) White are not treating him poorly so far.
(d) Blacks are willing to help him without expecting anything in return.

5. What does Griffin later learn about the white man who speaks to him in the public space in the third section of the book?
(a) He is the town mayor.
(b) He is homeless.
(c) He is not white after all.
(d) He does not want Griffin around.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Griffin decide to leave the church?

2. What necessity does one black man help Griffin find, immediately after his transformation?

3. Besides Sterling, with whom does Griffin eat lunch at the shoeshine stand?

4. What does the man who picks Griffin up as a hitchhiker say he dislikes about Mississippi?

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

(see the answer key)

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