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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Decemeber 2, 1959- August 17, 1960 (pages 103-164).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the break the bus driver gives his passengers on the bus to Mississippi?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) Three minutes.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) Ten minutes.

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

3. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the first time they meet?
(a) Like a white customer.
(b) He talks to him about his personal life.
(c) Like a friend.
(d) He ignores him.

4. At the start of the book, how can Griffin's point of view be best described?
(a) That of a priest.
(b) That of personal experience.
(c) That of an observer.
(d) That of a black man.

5. Where does Griffin stay during the first night of the sixth section of the book?
(a) A young black man's house.
(b) A Northern white man's house.
(c) He sleeps in a car.
(d) A hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Griffin is sitting in the public space during the third section of the book, what does the white man tell him?

2. Why does Griffin decide to only go out at night in Montgomery?

3. What profession does P.D. East have?

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

5. Where does Griffin go immediately after leaving the church?

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