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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 book does P.D. East give Griffin to read?
(a) Rebel With a Cause.
(b) The Smell of Burning Crosses.
(c) The Magnolia Jungle.
(d) Two Faces of Janus.

2. After visiting with the young black man, whom does Griffin call on the pay phone?
(a) His wife.
(b) His doctor.
(c) George Levitan.
(d) Sterling Williams.

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

4. Which of these fears is not one of the reactions Adelle Jackson has when she learns about Griffin's plan?
(a) She fears other whites will refuse to associate with him.
(b) She fears he will be hurt physically.
(c) She fears he will not be able to change his skin color back to white.
(d) She fears it will discredit his work.

5. Besides Sterling, with whom does Griffin eat lunch at the shoeshine stand?
(a) Sterling's friend Joe.
(b) The black widow.
(c) George Levitan.
(d) Sterling's brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the sixth section of the book, why does Griffin say that the night is a black man's paradise?

3. Which of these is a problem Griffin says blacks create for themselves?

4. When Griffin arrives in Mobile, where does he stay the night?

5. While Griffin is traveling, where is the one place he says he feels safe?

(see the answer key)

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