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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. Why, as Griffin learns, should he walk down the middle of the street?
(a) It will keep him safe from white men.
(b) It will help decrease his chances of getting robbed.
(c) It will help keep his shoes clean.
(d) It will keep him from walking near white restaurants.

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

3. How does P.D. East initially interact with Griffin?
(a) He instantly recognizes Griffin and is friendly.
(b) He immediately closes the door in Griffin's face.
(c) He is shocked and awkward with him at first.
(d) He is overjoyed and hugs him in public.

4. According to Griffin, what attitude does the custard stand attendant have toward him?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He is cruel.
(c) He is sympathetic.
(d) He ignores him.

5. At the start of the fourth section of the book, why is Sterling upset when Griffin goes to visit him?
(a) He has not gotten paid by his last customer.
(b) He has heard that other blacks were suspicious of Griffin.
(c) He has heard about a disturbing court case involving a black man.
(d) He has not had a customer in more than a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the fifth section of the book, where do Griffin and P.D. East go?

2. After Griffin is dropped off downtown by P.D. East, what type of church does Griffin visit?

3. While Griffin is in the cab after getting off the bus, what is the name of the person the cab driver talks about?

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

5. What does Griffin give the children of the young black man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Griffin pass back into white society?

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

4. How does the attendant at the custard stand act toward Griffin when Griffin asks to use a restroom?

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

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

7. How does the city of Montgomery change for Griffin as he becomes more and more white?

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

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

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

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