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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 the well-dressed black man make Griffin feel?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Entertained.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Jealous.

2. How do P.D. East's neighbors and friends treat him?
(a) They spit on him in public.
(b) They are friendly with him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They treat him with respect.

3. How old are the children of the black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?
(a) Nine to four months.
(b) All are babies.
(c) Ten to fifteen.
(d) Nine to eighteen.

4. How does Griffin react to his interactions with the first white man he meets in the sixth section of the book?
(a) He is not phased.
(b) He is sympathetic.
(c) He is sick.
(d) He is shocked.

5. At the start of the fifth section of the book, where do Griffin and P.D. East go?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Durham.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Biloxi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the children of the young black man say goodnight to Griffin?

2. According to Griffin, why do white men give him rides as a hitchhiker?

3. Where does Griffin go immediately after leaving the church?

4. While he is at the church, why does Griffin pick up the piece of writing?

5. What types of rumors does Griffin try to dispel about blacks in the fifth section of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what Griffin sees on the bathroom wall of the bus station.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?

10. Why does P.D. East have to go to New Orleans?

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