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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. At the end of the first section of the book, how does Griffin's commentary change?

2. What necessity does one black man help Griffin find, immediately after his transformation?

3. What does Griffin say is the biggest problem blacks have?

4. What aspect of Griffin's portrayal of a black man does Sterling tell Griffin to work on?

5. While Griffin is walking and looking at restaurants in the third section of the book, whom does he feel he has embarrassed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain one of the two specific problems Griffin writes that blacks face.

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

3. Describe Griffin's emotions after his skin transformation is complete.

4. How do A. L. Davis and Mr. Gayle feel about Griffin's views about "the problem" of blacks?

5. What is one of the major themes found in the section section of the book?

6. According to Griffin, how do Southern whites view the relationship between races?

7. Why do you think Sterling and his friend Joe taunt the homeless man on the street?

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

9. What is Griffin comforted by after he has trouble finding a job?

10. What does Griffin tell his host that he is doing in New Orleans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Griffin's conversation with A.L. Davis and Mr. Gayle. What problems do the men address? Why are these problems relevant? Why do you think Griffin keeps his true identity concealed from the two men?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s role in the book. Based on your knowledge of Dr. King's role in history and what you have read in the book, explain three things you think the two men would agree upon. Use examples from the text to support your answer. How would the two get along if they ever met?

Essay Topic 3

In many cases, Griffin learns that whites will show sympathy for blacks as individuals, but not as a larger group. Based on Griffin's observations, what is the logic behind this behavior? Use at least three examples from the text to support your response.

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