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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Griffin say blacks use to be noticed?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Bling.
(c) Music.
(d) Gangs.

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

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

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

8. According to Griffin in his conversation with Mr. Gayle, what situation will allow blacks to advance?
(a) Equality in political positions.
(b) Equality in the job market.
(c) The oppression of whites.
(d) Black acceptance of their social status.

9. What type of transportation does Griffin use to get to the street he visits first in New Orleans?
(a) A train.
(b) A bus.
(c) A trolley.
(d) A cab.

10. How does Griffin's interaction on the way to dinner in the second section of the book affect him?
(a) He realizes he does not know how to fight.
(b) He wants to be left alone.
(c) He is afraid his identity will be revealed.
(d) He is worried because he does not have a driver's license.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Griffin darken his skin?

2. What point of view does Griffin use to tell his story?

3. What necessity does one black man help Griffin find, immediately after his transformation?

4. What emotion does Griffin have at the end of the second section of the book?

5. What type of church does Griffin want to attend?

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