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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many rooms are in the home of the young black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

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

5. At the start of the fifth section of the book, with whom do Griffin and P.D. East meet?
(a) George Levitan.
(b) Sterling Williams.
(c) Dean Sam Gandy.
(d) Dr. Sid Blander.

6. While Griffin is in the cab after getting off the bus, what is the name of the person the cab driver talks about?
(a) Max Parker.
(b) Carl Thorton.
(c) George Levitan.
(d) Sterling Williams.

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

8. According to Griffin, how do many whites claim to keep their race pure?
(a) To "go after" black women.
(b) To lynch all blacks.
(c) To stop "inbreeding."
(d) To starve blacks.

9. What does the custard stand attendant refuse Griffin?
(a) An outhouse.
(b) A place to sit down.
(c) A paper napkin.
(d) Free water from the hose.

10. How does Griffin feel as he begins to pass back into white society?
(a) Amazed and disgusted.
(b) Overjoyed and enthusiastic.
(c) Saddened and melancholic.
(d) Skeptical and judgmental.

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

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

13. Who is the author of the piece of writing Griffin picks up at the church?
(a) A poor black man.
(b) The town historian.
(c) Father Robert Guste.
(d) Reverend A. L. Davis.

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

15. How does Griffin describe the white attitude toward blacks in Mobile?
(a) They have a deep hatred of blacks on all levels.
(b) They are accepting of blacks in all places.
(c) They don't hate blacks personally, they just don't want them around.
(d) They are outright friendly toward blacks, more so than whites in other cities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Griffin do to his skin to help get rid of some of the color?

2. How do P.D. East's neighbors and friends treat him?

3. What book does P.D. East give Griffin to read?

4. While he is at the church, why does Griffin pick up the piece of writing?

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

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