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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what was the legend of Paris?
(a) One of equality.
(b) One of bureaucracy.
(c) One of democracy.
(d) One of freedom.

2. What do the children call Baldwin when he first arrives in the Swiss village?
(a) Neger.
(b) Black man.
(c) Poor man.
(d) Negro.

3. What is Baldwin arrested for while in Paris?
(a) Writing American propaganda on a hotel wall.
(b) Stealing money from a hotel.
(c) The theft of a hotel sheet.
(d) The theft of hotel soaps and lotions.

4. How many hours does it take to get from Milan to the Swiss Village?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. What university were American soldiers attending in Paris?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) University of London.
(c) University of Paris.
(d) Sorbonne University.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baldwin describe the lives of the nonperforming Negroes in Paris as compared to the lives of Negro entertainers in the 1940s and 50s?

2. According to Baldwin, what does the black man in American struggle to find?

3. What is the name of the first church that Baldwin can remember attending with his family as a child?

4. In total, how many days did Baldwin spend in the French prison system?

5. How long had Baldwin been gone from home when his father passed away?

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