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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the flier Griffin finds in the bathroom, what does Griffin learn a white man is asking for?
(a) A black man to work outside.
(b) A black person to commit a murder.
(c) A black girl to sleep with.
(d) A black man to work in his house.

2. What man does Griffin credit with the difference in the attitude of blacks he notices in Montgomery?
(a) Ralph David Abernathy.
(b) Inez Baskin.
(c) Nat King Cole.
(d) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

3. What does Griffin give the wife of the young black man?
(a) Clean cloth.
(b) A kiss.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Money.

4. How does Griffin remember his past experience in Mobile as a young, white man?
(a) He felt his opportunities were limited.
(b) People were difficult to talk to.
(c) He felt there was tension between races.
(d) People were kind and wise.

5. How does the well-dressed black man make Griffin feel?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Entertained.
(d) Nervous.

6. In what city does the bus to Mississippi finally arrive?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Natchez.
(c) Biloxi.
(d) Hattiesburg.

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

8. Where does the well-dressed black man say his mother is from?
(a) France.
(b) Portugal.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Egypt.

9. Outside the bathroom with the flier, what does Griffin see in the trashcan?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) A pile of clothes.
(c) A stack of fliers.
(d) A pair of glasses.

10. Which of these best describes where the well-dressed black man sits on the bus?
(a) With the other blacks.
(b) With the whites.
(c) He stands.
(d) Next to Griffin.

11. Why, as Griffin learns, should he not look at a white woman?
(a) It is considered a submissive gesture.
(b) It is considered friendly.
(c) It will be taken as a sexual advance.
(d) It will be taken as a compliment.

12. Why does Griffin decide to only go out at night in Montgomery?
(a) So his skin will not be exposed to the sun.
(b) So his body will not overheat.
(c) So he will be safe from riots.
(d) So he will not get the hate stare.

13. Where does Griffin go immediately after leaving the church?
(a) The bus station.
(b) To meet a friend.
(c) To buy dinner.
(d) A different church.

14. According to Griffin, how do white people in Mississippi view their relationship with blacks?
(a) They say they have a good relationship with blacks.
(b) They say they have a troubling relationship with blacks.
(c) They say they do not interact with blacks at all.
(d) They say they do not have blacks in their state.

15. How do the children of the young black man say goodnight to Griffin?
(a) They dance for him.
(b) They kiss him.
(c) They shake his hand.
(d) They sing for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does P.D. East initially interact with Griffin?

2. According to Griffin, how do whites preserve their place in society?

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

4. At the beginning of the sixth section of the book, how does Griffin decide to leave Mobile?

5. After the man who picks him up as a hitchhiker drops Griffin off, how does he immediately continue his travels?

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