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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. Since Negroes have been in this country, Baldwin writes that their one devastating gain was:
2. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?
3. Who is the author of Native Son?
4. Baldwin believes that the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin should have been:
5. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Baldwin's relationship with his father.
2. Who was Clarence Warde and what role did he play in the Journey to Atlanta?
3. Why does Baldwin escape to Switzerland?
4. 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?
5. Why does Baldwin use the theme of racial prejudice to set the topic and tone for Notes of a Native Son?
6. Describe the Swiss village that Baldwin visits in the essay Stranger in the Village.
7. Why does the American Negro escape to Paris?
8. What did the Melodeers do to displease Mrs. Price?
9. What is Henry Wallace's role in the Progressive Party?
10. Why does Baldwin think that there is nowhere on earth for the black man to call home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Notes of a Native Son is a collection of essays written by James Baldwin to illuminate the life conditions of the Negro people during the 1940s and 1950s pre-civil rights era.
In your opinion, what audience did Baldwin want to read this book? Who was his target audience? Did he write his book for African Americans, Whites, Non-Americans, etc? Why do you think he wrote the book for the audience you have identified as his target audience? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In the chapter Many Thousands Gone, Baldwin describes what it means to be a "Native Son" for black men. In a later essay, Notes of a Native Son, Baldwin describes his life as a "Native Son." How does Baldwin's description compare to his personal account? In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The purpose of Baldwin's essays is to analyze, understand and deal with racial prejudice. Choose one or two of Baldwin's essays and discuss how the essay incorporates this purpose of analysis, understanding, and dealing with racial prejudice. Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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