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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 custard stand attendant refuse Griffin?

3. According to Griffin, how do white people in Mississippi view their relationship with blacks?

4. How long is the break the bus driver gives his passengers on the bus to Mississippi?

5. How does Griffin feel as he begins to pass back into white society?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Griffin feel when he calls his wife on the phone?

2. What do the blacks consider doing when the bus driver will not let them off the bus for the ten-minute break?

3. What attitude does Griffin feel most whites in Mobile take towards blacks?

4. According to Griffin, how do the blacks automatically act among one another on the bus to Mississippi?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Christophe make Griffin nervous?

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

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

Explain how the public reacts to Griffin's story. What events take place? Using your knowledge of the Civil Rights movement, analyze this reaction. Was it an expected or unexpected reaction? Use supporting examples from the text in your response.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the ultimate purpose of Griffin's journey, and the steps he accomplishes toward achieving that purpose. Do you think he has accomplished all he has set out to do? Explain your answer using supporting examples from the text.

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