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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What state is the author, John Howard Griffin, from?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Texas.
(d) Alabama.
2. What point of view does Griffin use to tell his story?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) All of the above.
3. What is the name of the black magazine Griffin's friend owns?
(a) Look.
(b) Sepia.
(c) Ebony.
(d) Portrait.
4. What emotion does Griffin have at the end of the second section of the book?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Curiosity.
5. Which of these is a job that Griffin unsuccessfully tries to get at the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) A clerk.
(b) A busboy.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A chef.
6. What major theme is introduced in the second section of the book?
(a) Solidarity among males.
(b) Hate within a group.
(c) Hate between blacks and whites.
(d) Life and death.
7. After Griffin leaves the school in the third section of the book, what type of transportation does he use?
(a) He walks.
(b) The bus.
(c) The trolley.
(d) The train.
8. While Griffin is walking and looking at restaurants in the third section of the book, whom does he feel he has embarrassed?
(a) His family.
(b) White people.
(c) Other blacks.
(d) Himself.
9. During Griffin's first encounter with a white man, how does the white man act toward Griffin?
(a) He completely ignores Griffin.
(b) He looks at Griffin strangely.
(c) He spits on Griffin's feet.
(d) He asks Griffin where he is from.
10. Who helps Griffin darken his skin?
(a) His wife.
(b) The magazine owner.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A friend.
11. How is Griffin treated by the first black people he meets?
(a) They are instantly friendly toward him.
(b) They are difficult for him to talk to.
(c) They are cruel to him at first.
(d) They are immediately suspicious of him.
12. Which of these is not a reaction of Griffin's wife when he tells her of his plan?
(a) She tells him he should go ahead with the project.
(b) She is shocked.
(c) She tells him he is not allowed to go.
(d) She says she will take care of their children without him.
13. What does Sterling do with his lunch scraps?
(a) He gives them to a black homeless man.
(b) He saves them for later.
(c) He eats them all.
(d) He throws them away.
14. After Griffin speaks to the white man in the third section of the book, how does Griffin feel physically?
(a) Fatigued.
(b) Energized.
(c) Strong.
(d) Clumsy.
15. At the beginning of the second section of the book, how is Griffin feeling emotionally?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Excited.
(c) Adventurous.
(d) Happy.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of these is a problem Griffin says blacks create for themselves?
2. What necessity does one black man help Griffin find, immediately after his transformation?
3. How does Griffin pay for his journey as a black man?
4. What is the profession of Sterling Williams?
5. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the second time they meet?
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