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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 musician.
(c) A publisher.
(d) A bookkeeper.

2. From whom does Griffin decide to rent a room?
(a) Mrs. Davis.
(b) Mr. Gayle.
(c) Sterling Williams.
(d) The YMCA.

3. Who helps Griffin darken his skin?
(a) His wife.
(b) The magazine owner.
(c) A friend.
(d) A doctor.

4. During Griffin's discussion with Reverend A. L. Davis and Mr. Gayle, who walks into the room?
(a) Sterling Williams.
(b) J.P. Guillory.
(c) Mrs. Davis.
(d) George Levitan.

5. Which of these is a problem Griffin says blacks face?
(a) Community centers like YMCAs.
(b) Places to get a cup of coffee.
(c) Opportunities to become educated.
(d) Immediate discrimination from whites.

6. What state is the author, John Howard Griffin, from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Texas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Mississippi.

7. According to Griffin, what do Southern whites say about the relationship between blacks and whites?
(a) It is a healthy relationship.
(b) It is an abusive relationship.
(c) It is an unfair relationship.
(d) It is an invisible relationship.

8. Where does Griffin speak with Mr. Gayle in the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) The YMCA cafe.
(b) The place where Griffin is staying.
(c) The church of Reverend A. L. Davis.
(d) The home of Mr. Gayle.

9. What happens when Griffin returns the look of the white woman on public transportation?
(a) She turns away.
(b) She tells her husband.
(c) She leaves.
(d) She yells at him.

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

11. According to Griffin in his conversation with Mr. Gayle, what can blacks attain to become more equal in society?
(a) City planning.
(b) Jobs.
(c) YMCAs.
(d) Community centers.

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

13. To which state does Griffin travel first?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Florida.
(d) Alabama.

14. What does Griffin say is the biggest problem blacks have?
(a) Their self respect.
(b) Their living conditions.
(c) Their lack of unity.
(d) Their relationship with whites.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these does not describe Griffin's emotions once his transformation is complete?

2. At the beginning of the second section of the book, how is Griffin feeling emotionally?

3. While Griffin is walking and looking at restaurants in the third section of the book, whom does he feel he has embarrassed?

4. On his first day in the first city he visits, what does Griffin do as a white man?

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

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