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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After visiting with the young black man, whom does Griffin call on the pay phone?
(a) His doctor.
(b) His wife.
(c) Sterling Williams.
(d) George Levitan.

2. What state does Griffin decide to travel to during the second day of the sixth section of the book?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Louisiana.

3. At the custard stand, what does Griffin buy?
(a) An ice cream cone.
(b) A glass of ice water.
(c) A soda.
(d) A coke float.

4. What types of rumors does Griffin try to dispel about blacks in the fifth section of the book?
(a) Hygiene stereotypes.
(b) Sexual and moral stereotypes.
(c) Travel methods stereotypes.
(d) Education stereotypes.

5. What is the name of the well-dressed black man who gets on the bus at one of its stops?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Christophe.
(c) Beau.
(d) Louis.

6. How does P.D. East initially interact with Griffin?
(a) He is shocked and awkward with him at first.
(b) He instantly recognizes Griffin and is friendly.
(c) He immediately closes the door in Griffin's face.
(d) He is overjoyed and hugs him in public.

7. What job does the well-dressed black man say he used to have?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A priest.
(c) An altar boy.
(d) A journalist.

8. According to Griffin, why do white men give him rides as a hitchhiker?
(a) So they can brag to their friends.
(b) Because they suspect he is a white man.
(c) Because they feel bad for him.
(d) So they can ask him personal questions.

9. According to Griffin, how do whites preserve their place in society?
(a) They interact with blacks.
(b) They keep blacks lower.
(c) They prove they are better than blacks.
(d) They work hard at it.

10. At the start of the fourth section of the book, how much time has passed since Griffin became a black man?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Five days.
(d) Three days.

11. At the start of the fifth section of the book, where do Griffin and P.D. East go?
(a) Jackson.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Durham.
(d) Biloxi.

12. How does the well-dressed black man act toward the other blacks?
(a) He yells at them and calls them ignorant.
(b) He is pleasant and courtious.
(c) He gives them money.
(d) He refuses to speak to anyone unless he is spoken to first.

13. In the fifth section of the book, what is the second city Griffin visits?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) Greenville.
(c) Jackson.
(d) New Orleans.

14. While Griffin is traveling, where is the one place he says he feels safe?
(a) The bus.
(b) The church.
(c) The black bathroom.
(d) The newspaper stand.

15. After Griffin is dropped off downtown by P.D. East, what type of church does Griffin visit?
(a) Episcopalian.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Protestant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the fifth section of the book, what do many people warn Griffin about?

2. How old are the children of the black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?

3. Why are the children of the young black man excited to see Griffin when he walks in their home?

4. From what state is the man who picks Griffin up as a hitchhiker?

5. On the flier Griffin finds in the bathroom, what does Griffin learn a white man is asking for?

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