WorksheetsBlack Like Me Reading Quiz 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the idea that had haunted Griffin?
a)
The only way to know what someone’s life is like is to live it.
b)
Man cannot live by bread alone.
c)
Autumn smells good through the open window.
d)
The only thing you need for school, really, is denim.
2.
Griffin undergoes several procedures to become a black man. These DO NOT INCLUDE:
a)
vitiligo treatments.
b)
tanning beds
c)
spray tanning
d)
skin stain
3.
When he first sees his black self in the mirror, he feels:
a)
Happy that the treatments worked so well.
b)
Disgusted with the man he sees and with his own reaction to that man.
c)
Tired from working so hard to get where he is.
d)
Lost, as if he had tampered with the mystery of existence.
4.
What is wrong with the bathroom of his first hotel as a black man?
a)
No pipes in the sink.
b)
No soap in the shower.
c)
No towels on the rack.
d)
No seat on the toilet.
5.
Which of the following is not one of the 7 point program for desegregating the busses?
a)
Pray for guidance.
b)
Be courteous and friendly.
c)
Sit at the back.
d)
Avoid loud talk.
6.
What is wrong with Griffin’s hands?
a)
The palms are too dark.
b)
The palms are too light.
c)
The knuckles are too hairy.
d)
The knuckles are too smooth.
7.
Who do Joe and Sterling feed besides Griffin?
a)
a college kid
b)
a widow woman
c)
a white man
d)
a wino
8.
How does Griffin finally escape the white boy on the street?
a)
He tells a police officer.
b)
He hides in his friend’s house.
c)
He hides in an ally and threatens him.
d)
He pays him to go away.
9.
What kind of job is Griffin looking for?
a)
car washer
b)
typist, bookkeeper, etc.
c)
shoe shine boy
d)
newspaper reporter
10.
How far away from home did the bus driver take him on the “cat and mouse” game?
a)
6 blocks
b)
7 blocks
c)
8 blocks
d)
9 blocks
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