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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major theme is introduced in the second section of the book?
(a) Life and death.
(b) Hate within a group.
(c) Hate between blacks and whites.
(d) Solidarity among males.

2. 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.

3. What point of view does Griffin use to tell his story?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

4. How is Griffin treated by the first black people he meets?
(a) They are cruel to him at first.
(b) They are instantly friendly toward him.
(c) They are immediately suspicious of him.
(d) They are difficult for him to talk to.

5. How does Griffin decide to react if anyone asks him who he is during his journey?
(a) He will use a consistent pseudonym.
(b) He will answer with a different false name each time.
(c) He will answer in another language.
(d) He will answer with is real name.

6. What city does Griffin walk through during his skin treatment?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Talahassee.
(d) Jackson.

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

8. At what time of day does Griffin leave his place of stay after his transformation?
(a) Late at night.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) In the middle of the day.

9. Which of these is a job that Griffin unsuccessfully tries to get at the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) A journalist.
(b) A shoeshine.
(c) A typist.
(d) A cab driver.

10. Where does Griffin stay while he undergoes his treatment to become black?
(a) A boarding house.
(b) A fancy hotel.
(c) A close friend's house.
(d) A relative's basement.

11. What is the profession of Sterling Williams?
(a) A cab driver.
(b) A traveling salesman.
(c) A busboy.
(d) A shoeshine.

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

13. In the third section, what area of town does Griffin walk through, looking at restaurants he is no longer allowed to enter?
(a) The French Quarter.
(b) Carrollton.
(c) The Garden District.
(d) The University District.

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

15. At the beginning of the second section of the book, how is Griffin feeling emotionally?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Happy.
(c) Adventurous.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Griffin in his conversation with Mr. Gayle, what situation will allow blacks to advance?

2. Which of these fears is not one of the reactions Adelle Jackson has when she learns about Griffin's plan?

3. How does Griffin pay for his journey as a black man?

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

5. According to Griffin in his conversation with Mr. Gayle, what can blacks attain to become more equal in society?

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