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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes of a Native Son.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?
(a) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes as white as possible in order to interact with them.
(b) Because of the white man's need for making Negroes cook and clean the white man's home.
(c) Because of the portrayal of Uncle Tom.
(d) Because African Americans refuted the stereotypical images Aunt Jemima.

2. Whose records did Baldwin's father forbid his children to play?
(a) James Brown.
(b) The Melodeers.
(c) Louis Armstrong.
(d) The Golden Gate Quartet.

3. What does Baldwin say is the hatred symbol of Harlem?
(a) The Jew.
(b) The Mulatto.
(c) The Black man.
(d) The Negro.

4. What was the aim of the quartet groups like the Melodeers?
(a) To change Whites' views of Black music.
(b) To travel to other parts of the country.
(c) To sing at churches.
(d) To make a livelihood from music.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a characteristic given to history by Baldwin?

2. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?

3. What two big name magazines, popular in the African American community in the 1940s, are mentioned in the chapter entitled The Harlem Ghetto?

4. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?

5. How has Harlem changed since Baldwin's parents' lifetime?

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