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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sterling talk to Griffin when he meets him as a black man for the first time?

2. After Griffin speaks to the white man in the third section of the book, how does Griffin feel physically?

3. In what year was Black Like Me originally published?

4. What does Griffin later learn about the white man who speaks to him in the public space in the third section of the book?

5. In the second section of the book, who tells Griffin where he may use a bathroom and find a church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Griffin feels when he leaves his hotel at the beginning of the second section.

2. How do you think Griffin feels emotionally at the end of this section?

3. Why does the white woman yell at Griffin on the bus to Canal Street?

4. How does Griffin say he will react if anyone asks who he is during his journey?

5. Describe Griffin's confrontation in the street toward the end of the second section of the book.

6. How does Sterling Williams react when Griffin reveals his identity?

7. How does Griffin's story-telling change from the beginning of this section to the end of this section?

8. Do other people support Griffin when he tells them about his project?

9. What does Griffin observe about blacks' survival techniques among one another?

10. Why is J.P. Guillory confused when he hears Griffin's name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Griffin chose the title, Black Like Me? What connotation does this title have? After reading the book, analyze Griffin's choice using supporting examples from the text. Extra credit: Suggest and explain a different title for the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Griffin's understanding of the relationship between blacks and whites in the south at the beginning of his journey and at the end of his journey. Use examples from the text to show how his understanding changes or stays the same.

Essay Topic 3

During Griffin's travels, he is faced with many negative portrayals of black women. Explain at least three examples of these portrayals from the text and describe how these portrayals affect the public perception of black women by both black society and white society.

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