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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. Where does Griffin stay while he undergoes his treatment to become black?
(a) A relative's basement.
(b) A close friend's house.
(c) A fancy hotel.
(d) A boarding house.

2. What is the profession of Sterling Williams?
(a) A cab driver.
(b) A shoeshine.
(c) A busboy.
(d) A traveling salesman.

3. 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.

4. On his first day in the first city he visits, what does Griffin do as a white man?
(a) Goes fishing with friends.
(b) Tries to get a job at a newspaper.
(c) Goes to fancy restaurants and walks around the city.
(d) Tries to find a place to live for when he becomes black.

5. Which authorities does Griffin decide to notify initially about his project?
(a) The State Police.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The Marines.
(d) The FBI.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the race of Sterling Williams?

2. How does Sterling talk to Griffin when he meets him as a black man for the first time?

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

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

5. Which of these is a job that Griffin unsuccessfully tries to get at the beginning of the third section of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Griffin's confrontation in the street toward the end of the second section of the book.

2. Do other people support Griffin when he tells them about his project?

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

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

5. How does Griffin's doctor view civil rights and equality for blacks?

6. What is one of the major themes found in the section section of the book?

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

8. Describe how Griffin feels when he leaves his hotel at the beginning of the second section.

9. How does Sterling Williams react when Griffin reveals his identity?

10. According to Griffin, how do Southern whites view the relationship between races?

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