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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. After visiting with the young black man, whom does Griffin call on the pay phone?

2. According to Griffin, how do many whites claim to keep their race pure?

3. What man does Griffin credit with the difference in the attitude of blacks he notices in Montgomery?

4. While Griffin is traveling, where is the one place he says he feels safe?

5. While Griffin is on the pay phone, how does he write that he feels?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is once piece of advice that Bill Williams gives Griffin?

3. Why does Griffin decide to go to Mississippi?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Christophe make Griffin nervous?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Griffin interact with the men who pick him up while he is hitchhiking? Compare and contrast two of his experiences with different men who pick him up.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

After reading the book, do you think the problems Griffin addresses are limited only to the Southern states? Predict what Griffin's journey would be like if he had ventured North. Go into detail about one Northern stop on his journey, and decide what conclusion he may come to in that place.

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