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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Griffin is walking and looking at restaurants in the third section of the book, whom does he feel he has embarrassed?
(a) Himself.
(b) White people.
(c) Other blacks.
(d) His family.

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

3. According to Griffin's observations, what is one tactic whites use to keep blacks in place?
(a) Letting blacks berate one another.
(b) Treating blacks poorly in public.
(c) Limiting the types of foods blacks can eat.
(d) Limiting the types of jobs blacks can have.

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

5. What sparks Griffin's questions about race?
(a) A conversation he had.
(b) A story he wrote.
(c) A report that he read.
(d) An event he encountered.

6. What experience do Griffin and Mr. Gayle agree will help blacks reach equality with whites?
(a) Riots.
(b) Farming.
(c) Education.
(d) Public disturbances.

7. In the third section of the book, what school does Griffin visit?
(a) Tulane University.
(b) The University of New Orleans.
(c) Xavier University of Louisiana.
(d) Dillard University.

8. While Griffin is traveling on public transportation, a white woman looks at Griffin. What type of emotion does Griffin feel this look conveys?
(a) Sympathy.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Confusion.

9. 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 should take steps toward equality.
(c) Whites feel blacks could never threaten the survival of the white race.
(d) Whites feel blacks will threaten the survival of the white race.

10. According to Griffin's observations, what do blacks do to make their lives better?
(a) Put one another down.
(b) Start new businesses.
(c) Work menial jobs.
(d) Work together.

11. What happens to Griffin on his way to dinner in the second section of the book?
(a) He meets a fellow journalist.
(b) He is followed by a black widow.
(c) He is accosted by a white man.
(d) He is arrested by a policeman for impersonation.

12. What does Griffin discusses with Reverend A. L. Davis and Mr. Gayle?
(a) How to improve the YMCA.
(b) His project and its details.
(c) The "problem" of blacks.
(d) Housing options.

13. Which authorities does Griffin decide to notify initially about his project?
(a) The State Police.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The Marines.
(d) The FBI.

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

15. How do the blacks react to Griffin's interaction with the white woman on public transportation?
(a) They are sympathetic.
(b) They ignore it.
(c) They are embarrassed.
(d) They are angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of transportation does Griffin use to get to the street he visits first in New Orleans?

2. To which state does Griffin travel first?

3. At the end of the first section of the book, how does Griffin's commentary change?

4. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the first time they meet?

5. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the second time they meet?

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