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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 shoeshine.
(d) A typist.

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

4. What does Griffin later learn about the white man who speaks to him in the public space in the third section of the book?
(a) He is homeless.
(b) He is not white after all.
(c) He is the town mayor.
(d) He does not want Griffin around.

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

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

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

8. Besides Sterling, with whom does Griffin eat lunch at the shoeshine stand?
(a) The black widow.
(b) Sterling's brother.
(c) Sterling's friend Joe.
(d) George Levitan.

9. What is the name of the public space that Griffin sits down in after his walk, during the third section of the book?
(a) Preservation Hall.
(b) The French Market.
(c) Jackson Square.
(d) Bourbon Street.

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

11. 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 will threaten the survival of the white race.
(d) Whites feel blacks could never threaten the survival of the white race.

12. What is the race of Sterling Williams?
(a) Asian.
(b) Native American.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

13. After Griffin speaks to the white man in the third section of the book, how does Griffin feel physically?
(a) Fatigued.
(b) Energized.
(c) Clumsy.
(d) Strong.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of these is a problem Griffin says blacks face?

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

5. While Griffin is walking and looking at restaurants in the third section of the book, why does Griffin feel embarrassed?

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