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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. What does Griffin give the wife of the young black man?
(a) Money.
(b) A kiss.
(c) Clean cloth.
(d) Sugar.

2. At the start of the fifth section of the book, with whom do Griffin and P.D. East meet?
(a) Dr. Sid Blander.
(b) Sterling Williams.
(c) George Levitan.
(d) Dean Sam Gandy.

3. What does Sterling do with his lunch scraps?
(a) He saves them for later.
(b) He eats them all.
(c) He gives them to a black homeless man.
(d) He throws them away.

4. At the start of the fifth section of the book, where do Griffin and P.D. East go?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) Durham.
(c) Jackson.
(d) New Orleans.

5. Where does Griffin go after his retreat to clear his head?
(a) Charleston.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Jacksonville.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the sixth section of the book, how does Griffin decide to leave Mobile?

2. What is the race of Sterling Williams?

3. How many rooms are in the home of the young black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?

4. Why does Griffin hire a young black boy at the end of the book?

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

(see the answer key)

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