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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. Why are the children of the young black man excited to see Griffin when he walks in their home?
(a) They think he is rich.
(b) They think they are having a party.
(c) They think he is their uncle.
(d) They have never seen a white man before.

2. Which of these is a problem Griffin says blacks face?
(a) Opportunities to become educated.
(b) Places to get a cup of coffee.
(c) Immediate discrimination from whites.
(d) Community centers like YMCAs.

3. What is the profession of Sterling Williams?
(a) A busboy.
(b) A traveling salesman.
(c) A cab driver.
(d) A shoeshine.

4. 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 homeless.
(b) He smells bad.
(c) He is not allowed to sit there.
(d) He welcomes him as a stranger.

5. According to Griffin, why do white men give him rides as a hitchhiker?
(a) So they can brag to their friends.
(b) Because they feel bad for him.
(c) So they can ask him personal questions.
(d) Because they suspect he is a white man.

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. While Griffin is on the pay phone, how does he write that he feels?

3. Where does the well-dressed black man say his mother is from?

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

5. What is the race of Sterling Williams?

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