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Notes of a Native Son Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what has led to unforeseen paradoxical distress?
(a) Our passion for change.
(b) Our passion for knowledge.
(c) Our passion for clarity.
(d) Our passion for categorization.

2. What does Baldwin suggest the presupposition of the two novels Kingsblood Royal and If He Hollers Let Him Go are in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) Black is a terrible color with which to be born into the world.
(b) The Negro is a man without a homeland.
(c) Black men are inferior to white men.
(d) Blacks need to make themselves less offensive.

3. Who is the author of Native Son?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Harriet Beecher Stowe.

4. Where is Atlanta located?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) New York.
(d) Mississippi.

5. How is the story of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) The story of the original American settlers.
(b) The story of Native Americans.
(c) The story of Americans.
(d) The story of African Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What's the name of Baldwin's brother who relayed his experience with the Melodeers in Atlanta?

2. Baldwin believes that the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin should have been:

3. Although it is known that African Americans are not biologically or mentally inferior, what occurred during the World War II?

4. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?

5. What impeded the Progressive Party's progression in Harlem during the 1940s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't the individuals in the Swiss village identify black people as negative?

2. According to Baldwin, what stereotypical qualities do Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom share?

3. Why does Baldwin use the theme of racial prejudice to set the topic and tone for Notes of a Native Son?

4. Why does Baldwin think that there is nowhere on earth for the black man to call home?

5. What are some of the limitations that make it hard for Baldwin to tolerate the French prison system?

6. According to Baldwin, how do the Europeans react to the American Negro's presence in Paris?

7. How are Ebony and Our World Magazines different?

8. According to Baldwin, why is it not the fault of the Negro press that the letters-to-the-editor section is the only section where the truth about the life of the Negro can be seen in print?

9. Describe the language and dialect in the film Carmen Jones.

10. Why does Baldwin criticize Richard Wright's book, Native Son?

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