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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. In Going to Meet the Man, what is unfortunate about the blacks in Jesse's town according to Jesse?
2. Who does Ruth listen to talk about her boss in Come Out the Wilderness?
3. Who calls Ruth before her roommate does in Come Out the Wilderness?
4. Who rings the doorbell while the narrator is showering in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
5. Who does the narrator of This Morning, This Evening, So Soon watch at the beginning of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who feels guilty about Sonny's drug use?
2. What does Paul suggest to Ruth that makes her defenseless?
3. What does Ruth think about as she accepts her new job offer?
4. What was Jesse told to stop at work that day in Going to Meet the Man?
5. What does the narrator not want his son to feel in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
6. Describe Ruth Bowman's living situation in Come Out the Wilderness.
7. What happened to the teacher's uncle and why is it significant?
8. What does the narrator realize at the end of This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
9. In Going to Meet the Man, what does the memory of 8 year old Jesse allow him to do as an adult?
10. What happened the last time the narrator went to America in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and explain what Baldwin suggests about a black woman's personal needs and also her placement in society in his story Come Out the Wilderness.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss how Peter's skin color is the previous condition in the story, Previous Condition.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and explain how the narrator in This Morning, This Evening, So Soon is a reflection of Baldwin's own expatriate move to Paris during a time when blacks were treated very poorly in America.
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