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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. After speaking with Sterling, why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?
(a) He cannot stand being in New Orleans anymore.
(b) He wants to get away from Sterling.
(c) He wants to see what it is like there.
(d) He needs to see another doctor.

2. What do the children of the young black man ask Griffin?
(a) They ask him about his money.
(b) They ask him about his own children.
(c) They ask him where he is from.
(d) They ask him about his accent.

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

4. At the church downtown, what does Griffin pick up?
(a) A newspaper article.
(b) A pamphlet.
(c) A psalm.
(d) A book.

5. How long is the break the bus driver gives his passengers on the bus to Mississippi?
(a) Three minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) Ten minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms are in the home of the young black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?

2. How does Griffin travel away from Montgomery?

3. Why does Griffin decide to leave the church?

4. Outside the bathroom with the flier, what does Griffin see in the trashcan?

5. In the fifth section of the book, what is the second city Griffin visits?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Christophe make Griffin nervous?

2. How does Griffin feel when he calls his wife on the phone?

3. What does Griffin do as he leaves the young black man's house?

4. How does the man from Massachusetts Griffin meets while hitchhiking feel about people from Mississippi?

5. What attitude does Griffin feel most whites in Mobile take towards blacks?

6. Why is Sterling upset when Griffin goes to see him at the shoeshine stand?

7. What do the blacks consider doing when the bus driver will not let them off the bus for the ten-minute break?

8. Explain why Griffin thinks white men pick him up while he is hitchhiking.

9. What does Griffin do in the Catholic church he visits?

10. Describe the home of the young black man that allows Griffin to spend the night in his house.

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