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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Question of Identity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what discovery brings an end to the alienation of the American student in Paris?
(a) Discovering American culture.
(b) Discovering European culture.
(c) Discovering America from the vantage point of the French African.
(d) Discovering America from the vantage point of Europe.

2. What type of accommodations were promised to the Melodeers prior to leaving for Atlanta?
(a) One to a room.
(b) Two to a room.
(c) Dormitory style accommodations.
(d) Four to a room.

3. Who was the representative of the Progressive Party in Atlanta?
(a) Mr. Henry Wallace.
(b) Mrs. Frank Johnson.
(c) Mrs. Branson Price.
(d) Mrs. Dorothy Dandridge.

4. What's the name of Baldwin's brother who relayed his experience with the Melodeers in Atlanta?
(a) Brian.
(b) James.
(c) David.
(d) Richard.

5. What does Baldwin regard as the most important thing about the film Carmen Jones?
(a) The questions it leaves in the mind relate more to inferior life of Americans.
(b) The impression it leaves about the realities of Negro life.
(c) The questions it leaves about the relationship between Whites and Negroes.
(d) The changes it suggests about the lives of Negroes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Atlanta located?

2. Who was the legal guardian and road manager of the Melodeers during their journey to Atlanta?

3. Why does Baldwin escape to Paris?

4. What does Baldwin say must sustain the American Negro in the present?

5. According to Baldwin, which students are successfully entrenched in Parisian lifestyle?

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