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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What street does Griffin travel to first, after he finds a bathroom to use?
(a) Bourbon Street.
(b) Carrollton Avenue.
(c) Canal Street.
(d) Magazine Street.

2. How does Sterling talk to Griffin when he meets him as a black man for the first time?
(a) He talks to him condescendingly.
(b) He treats him in the same way as he did when Griffin was white.
(c) He keeps him at a distance.
(d) He talks to him openly.

3. Which of these is not a reaction of Griffin's wife when he tells her of his plan?
(a) She is shocked.
(b) She tells him he is not allowed to go.
(c) She tells him he should go ahead with the project.
(d) She says she will take care of their children without him.

4. How does Griffin decide to react if anyone asks him who he is during his journey?
(a) He will answer in another language.
(b) He will answer with a different false name each time.
(c) He will use a consistent pseudonym.
(d) He will answer with is real name.

5. Who helps Griffin darken his skin?
(a) His wife.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A friend.
(d) The magazine owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state is the author, John Howard Griffin, from?

2. In the third section, what area of town does Griffin walk through, looking at restaurants he is no longer allowed to enter?

3. What aspect of Griffin's portrayal of a black man does Sterling tell Griffin to work on?

4. Which of these do Griffin and Mr. Gayle say is a step toward equality?

5. What does Griffin say blacks use to be noticed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Griffin comforted by after he has trouble finding a job?

2. According to Griffin and Mr. Gayle, what is the first step whites believe would threaten the survival of the white race?

3. How do you think Griffin feels emotionally at the end of this section?

4. Why do you think Sterling and his friend Joe taunt the homeless man on the street?

5. Why is J.P. Guillory confused when he hears Griffin's name?

6. Describe Griffin's first encounter with a white man after his skin transformation.

7. Describe Griffin's emotions after his skin transformation is complete.

8. What do Griffin and Mr. Gayle say about equality in the job market?

9. How does Griffin's story-telling change from the beginning of this section to the end of this section?

10. What does Griffin observe about blacks' survival techniques among one another?

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