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

2. From what state is the man who picks Griffin up as a hitchhiker?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. What types of rumors does Griffin try to dispel about blacks in the fifth section of the book?
(a) Hygiene stereotypes.
(b) Sexual and moral stereotypes.
(c) Education stereotypes.
(d) Travel methods stereotypes.

4. While Griffin is traveling, where is the one place he says he feels safe?
(a) The black bathroom.
(b) The bus.
(c) The newspaper stand.
(d) The church.

5. How many rooms are in the home of the young black man who befriends Griffin in the sixth section of the book?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the fifth section of the book, with whom do Griffin and P.D. East meet?

2. After the well-dressed black man leaves, what is the name of the man who sits next to Griffin?

3. At the beginning of the sixth section of the book, how does Griffin decide to leave Mobile?

4. After speaking with Sterling, why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?

5. How does the well-dressed black man make Griffin feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the black preacher Griffin meets in Mobile say he loves whites?

2. Why does Christophe make Griffin nervous?

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

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

5. Why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?

6. Why is the white man who picks Griffin up at the beginning of the fourth section hypocritical?

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

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

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

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

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