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

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

3. Who is the author of the piece of writing Griffin picks up at the church?

4. What do the children of the young black man ask Griffin?

5. What types of rumors does Griffin try to dispel about blacks in the fifth section of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the young black man's children think they are having a party?

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

4. Why is the white man who picks Griffin up at the beginning of the fourth section hypocritical?

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

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

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

8. Why does Christophe make Griffin nervous?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Griffin means by the two main types of discrimination blacks face. Use examples from the text to show the differences between the two, and to show how Griffin observes both of these types of discrimination. Which is more dominant?

Essay Topic 2

What types of struggles does Griffin have emotionally when he changes his identity? Analyze how this experience affects Griffin's feelings about himself and the difficulties he has with his own personal identity crisis.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the attitudes of residents in two different cities in the book. Include analysis of the attitudes of blacks in these cities, and the attitudes of whites in these cities. Be sure to use Griffin's observations to support your answer.

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