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

2. How does Sterling talk to Griffin when he meets him as a black man for the first time?
(a) He keeps him at a distance.
(b) He talks to him openly.
(c) He talks to him condescendingly.
(d) He treats him in the same way as he did when Griffin was white.

3. While Griffin is walking and looking at restaurants in the third section of the book, why does Griffin feel embarrassed?
(a) He feels he has not stayed in his place.
(b) He feels his clothes are too dirty.
(c) He feels his body smells bad.
(d) He thinks his skin treatment is wearing off.

4. Which of these is a job that Griffin unsuccessfully tries to get at the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) A publisher.
(b) A bookkeeper.
(c) A musician.
(d) A brick layer.

5. How does Griffin feel when he finally returns home?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Angry.
(d) Saddened.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major theme is introduced in the second section of the book?

2. Where does Griffin decide to go after Montgomery?

3. In the third section of the book, what school does Griffin visit?

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

5. At the beginning of the final section of the book, where does Griffin decide to go to clear his head?

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