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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 state does Griffin decide to travel to during the second day of the sixth section of the book?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Louisiana.

2. What profession does the well-dressed black man think Griffin has?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A journalist.
(c) A priest.
(d) A shoeshine.

3. What does Griffin give the children of the young black man?
(a) Pencils.
(b) Soda pop.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Candy.

4. After Griffin is dropped off downtown by P.D. East, what type of church does Griffin visit?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Baptist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the piece of writing Griffin picks up at the church?

2. How long is the break the bus driver gives his passengers on the bus to Mississippi?

3. According to Griffin's observations, how do blacks on the bus interact with one another at first?

4. When Griffin gets on the bus in Mississippi, where does he sit?

5. How does Griffin remember his past experience in Mobile as a young, white man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the young black man's children think they are having a party?

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

3. How does Griffin arrive at the house of his friend, P.D. East?

4. Why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?

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

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

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

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

9. According to Griffin, what is the attitude of blacks in Montgomery?

10. Why does Christophe make Griffin nervous?

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