View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the man who picks him up as a hitchhiker drops Griffin off, how does he immediately continue his travels?
(a) He gets on a train.
(b) He is picked up by another hitchhiker.
(c) He takes a bus.
(d) He walks.

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

3. Outside the bathroom with the flier, what does Griffin see in the trashcan?
(a) A stack of fliers.
(b) A pair of glasses.
(c) A piece of bread.
(d) A pile of clothes.

4. At the start of the fourth section of the book, how much time has passed since Griffin became a black man?
(a) Five days.
(b) One week.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does P.D. East have?

2. In what city does the bus to Mississippi finally arrive?

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

4. What does Griffin give the wife of the young black man?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Griffin mean when he says he feels like a tenth-class citizen?

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

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

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

5. According to Griffin, how do the blacks automatically act among one another on the bus to Mississippi?

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

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

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

9. Why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 681 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample