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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. On his first day in the first city he visits, what does Griffin do as a white man?
(a) Tries to get a job at a newspaper.
(b) Tries to find a place to live for when he becomes black.
(c) Goes to fancy restaurants and walks around the city.
(d) Goes fishing with friends.

2. What group of people does Griffin notice is particularly good at giving the hate stare?
(a) Teenagers.
(b) Older white women.
(c) White businessmen.
(d) Twenty-year-old white men.

3. While Griffin is traveling on public transportation, a white woman looks at Griffin. What type of emotion does Griffin feel this look conveys?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Disgust.

4. Why does Griffin decide to only go out at night in Montgomery?
(a) So his skin will not be exposed to the sun.
(b) So he will not get the hate stare.
(c) So his body will not overheat.
(d) So he will be safe from riots.

5. According to Griffin, what do Southern whites say about the relationship between blacks and whites?
(a) It is an invisible relationship.
(b) It is an unfair relationship.
(c) It is a healthy relationship.
(d) It is an abusive relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Griffin's observations, what do blacks feel they cannot do?

2. What does Griffin do to his skin to help get rid of some of the color?

3. Where does Griffin stay while he undergoes his treatment to become black?

4. What does Griffin later learn about the white man who speaks to him in the public space in the third section of the book?

5. While he is at the church, why does Griffin pick up the piece of writing?

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