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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 24- December 4, 1959 (pages 102-139).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Griffin do to his skin to help get rid of some of the color?
(a) Coats himself with oatmeal.
(b) Runs around town to sweat.
(c) Rubs his skin raw.
(d) Takes his medication.

2. Where does Griffin go immediately after leaving the church?
(a) A different church.
(b) To meet a friend.
(c) The bus station.
(d) To buy dinner.

3. What happens to Griffin on his way to dinner in the second section of the book?
(a) He meets a fellow journalist.
(b) He is arrested by a policeman for impersonation.
(c) He is followed by a black widow.
(d) He is accosted by a white man.

4. What do Griffin and Mr. Gayle say whites believe about any steps blacks could take toward equality?
(a) Whites feel blacks could never threaten the survival of the white race.
(b) Whites feel blacks should take steps toward equality.
(c) Whites feel blacks will threaten the survival of the black race.
(d) Whites feel blacks will threaten the survival of the white race.

5. Where does Griffin decide to go after Montgomery?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Auburn.
(c) Huntsville.
(d) Mobile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, as Griffin learns, should he walk down the middle of the street?

2. After lunch with Sterling, where is the first place Griffin visits?

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

4. What does Griffin give the wife of the young black man?

5. At the church downtown, what does Griffin pick up?

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