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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. What profession does the well-dressed black man think Griffin has?

2. What does the first white man Griffin meets in the sixth section of the book tell Griffin he and his friends do with blacks who misbehave?

3. Which of these best describes where the well-dressed black man sits on the bus?

4. How do P.D. East's neighbors and friends treat him?

5. In the fifth section of the book, what do many people warn Griffin about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Griffin pass back into white society?

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

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

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

6. Why does P.D. East have to go to New Orleans?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following major characters and explain their role in the book. How is Griffin affected by this person? How would you characterize this person? Come to a conclusion about how the character advanced the book as a whole. Characters to choose from: Sterling Williams, Christophe, George Levitan, P.D. East.

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

When Griffin hears about a lynching in Mississippi, he goes to visit the city and see what race relations are like there. How are violent acts like lynchings reflected in society? What do these events reveal about the surrounding community? Use details from Griffin's visit to Mississippi to support your answer.

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