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Going to Meet the Man Quiz

James Baldwin
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Going to Meet the Man Quiz

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1)

Who would one day inherit the land Eric is to inherit from his father? (from The Man Child)

Jamie's wife.
Eric's brother's children.
Jamie's children.
Eric's children.
2)

What does Jesse want to see happen to the blacks in his community in Going to Meet the Man? (from Going to Meet the Man)

To be evactuated.
All of them burned.
All of them lynched.
Nothing.
3)

What is Peter's occupation in Previous Condition? (from Previous Condition)

Actor.
Singer.
Songwriter.
Musician.
4)

Where does Jamie take Eric to at the end of The Man Child? (from The Man Child)

A garden shed.
A tool shed.
The field's Eric is supposed to inherit.
A barn that does not house cows.
5)

Who does Peter have dinner with after arguing with Jules in Previous Conditions? (from Previous Condition)

Eva.
Ira.
Ida.
Iva.
6)

Who was arrested for selling and using heroin in Sonny's Blues? (from Sonny's Blues)

The teacher in Harlem.
Sonny, the teacher's brother.
A black man.
A black woman.
7)

Why was Jess not surprised by the kid he beat up? (from Going to Meet the Man)

He was in a gang.
He had been arrested 3 times before.
His grandmother could not control him anymore.
He had a defiant attitude, like Jesse did when he was growing up.
8)

Where were Jesse and his parents leaving from when his dad was singing the song that Jesse gets stuck in his head? (from Going to Meet the Man)

Church.
The beach.
A picnic.
The lake.
9)

When do the actions of Previous Conditions most likely take place? (from Previous Condition)

The 1920s.
The 1970s.
The 1930s or 40s.
The 1950s or 60s.
10)

Where was Peter's most recent performance? (from Previous Condition)

Memphis.
New York City.
Chicago.
Atlanta.
11)

In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon what did the narrator find himself face to face with in New York? (from This Morning, This Evening, So Soon)

His ex girlfriend.
Racial discrimination.
His sister.
The same bigotry he thought he'd left behind years before.
12)

Where does Sonny stay upon being released from prison? (from Sonny's Blues)

To his brother's house in Harlem.
Back to selling and using drugs.
To the streets.
To a halfway house.
13)

Who suggests to Peter he fight the eviction? (from Previous Condition)

Peter's mom.
Jules.
Peter's boss.
Peter's brother.
14)

In Come Out the Wilderness, who does Ruth's roommate tell her he is having lunch with? (from Come Out the Wilderness)

A friend.
A client.
A model.
A co-worker.
15)

At the end of The Man Child, what does Eric tell Jamie he can have? (from The Man Child)

His dad's business.
All his money.
His dog.
All his land.
16)

Where does the narrator take his son in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon? (from This Morning, This Evening, So Soon)

Downstairs to the babysitter.
To his mom.
To daycare.
To the nanny's apartment.
17)

What does Ruth wonder about her roommate as she accepts her new job in Come Out the Wilderness? (from Come Out the Wilderness)

What Paul will think about her making more money.
Where she will go on vacation with her bonus time.
How her mom will react.
What she will buy Paul with her extra money.
18)

What does Sonny say heroin does for his artistic creativity? (from Sonny's Blues)

Makes him connect to the music more easily.
Makes him sing better.
Makes him play better.
Makes him feel more alive.
19)

What does Jesse's wife tell him to do at the start of Going to Meet the Man? (from Going to Meet the Man)

To turn on the AC.
To go to sleep.
To go make a sandwich.
To go outside.
20)

How old was Jesse when he remembers his memory about his mother and father in Going to Meet the Man? (from Going to Meet the Man)

9.
8
10.
7.
21)

What is Previous Conditions about? (from Previous Condition)

Accepting one's race.
How to enjoy life's small things.
How to escape life's depressing moments.
How the world is unkind to the black race.
22)

Who is the narrator of This Morning, This Evening, So Soon afraid for? (from This Morning, This Evening, So Soon)

His son.
Himself.
His daughter.
His wife.
23)

When does the teacher write to his brother, Sonny? (from Sonny's Blues)

After he has a memory about his mother.
After his brother's ex wife dies.
After his own daughter dies.
After their mother dies.
24)

In This Morning, This Evening, So Soon where does the narrator promise to take his son before they leave for America? (from This Morning, This Evening, So Soon)

The park.
Dinner.
Lunch.
The playground.
25)

What body part is Eric washing as Jamie comes up to him? (from The Man Child)

His face.
His hair.
His hands.
His feet.
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