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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. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the first time they meet?
(a) He ignores him.
(b) Like a friend.
(c) Like a white customer.
(d) He talks to him about his personal life.

2. 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.

3. At what time of day does Griffin leave his place of stay after his transformation?
(a) Late afternoon.
(b) In the middle of the day.
(c) Early in the morning.
(d) Late at night.

4. How do the blacks react to Griffin's interaction with the white woman on public transportation?
(a) They are embarrassed.
(b) They are sympathetic.
(c) They ignore it.
(d) They are angry.

5. Where does Griffin speak with Mr. Gayle in the beginning of the third section of the book?
(a) The church of Reverend A. L. Davis.
(b) The place where Griffin is staying.
(c) The YMCA cafe.
(d) The home of Mr. Gayle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sterling Williams treat Griffin the second time they meet?

2. After Griffin leaves the school in the third section of the book, what type of transportation does he use?

3. What is the profession of Sterling Williams?

4. According to Griffin in his conversation with Mr. Gayle, what can blacks attain to become more equal in society?

5. What do Griffin and Mr. Gayle say whites believe about any steps blacks could take toward equality?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Griffin's skin treatments in New Orleans.

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

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

4. Explain one of the two specific problems Griffin writes that blacks face.

5. How does the manner in which Sterling Williams speaks to Griffin the second time they meet differ from that of the first time?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does the white woman yell at Griffin on the bus to Canal Street?

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