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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes of a Native Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Baldwin criticize the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set?
(a) Because it does not accurately portray the American ghetto.
(b) Because they do not show the intermingling of working class Negroes and Whites.
(c) Because they do not accurately portray the environments of the working class Negroes characterized in the movie.
(d) Because they do not accurately portray the working-class.

2. Who was the legal guardian and road manager of the Melodeers during their journey to Atlanta?
(a) Clarence Warde.
(b) Henry Wallace.
(c) Adam Jones.
(d) Branson Price.

3. How does Baldwin describe the relationship between the Negroes and the Jews in Harlem?
(a) Contentious.
(b) Unwanted.
(c) Amicable.
(d) Indifferent.

4. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?
(a) Amoral.
(b) Immortal.
(c) Immortal
(d) Moral.

5. How was the 1955 production of Carmen Jones different than previous productions?
(a) It had an all-Negro cast.
(b) It had an all-African cast.
(c) It had an interracial cast.
(d) It had an all-white cast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?

2. Where did Baldwin and his white friend from New York go on Baldwin's last night in New Jersey?

3. What did the parents of the Melodeers oppose prior to their departure for Atlanta?

4. What was the name of the establishment where the Melodeers ate their meals while in Atlanta?

5. What happened on the same day that Baldwin's father died?

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