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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. What two big name magazines, popular in the African American community in the 1940s, are mentioned in the chapter entitled The Harlem Ghetto?
(a) Essence and Jet.
(b) Ebony and Essence.
(c) Ebony and Our World.
(d) Ebony and Jet.

2. Where did Baldwin go after his father's funeral to celebrate his birthday?
(a) Downtown.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Atlantic City.
(d) Atlanta.

3. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?
(a) The loss of Negroes to slavery.
(b) The loss of African American identity.
(c) The loss of racial identity.
(d) The loss of our own identity.

4. What was the profession of Baldwin's father?
(a) Hotel Attendant.
(b) Politician.
(c) Minister.
(d) Musician.

5. What is the setting of the opening of Native Son?
(a) The projects of the Bronx, NY.
(b) A Chicago tenement.
(c) A Harlem apartment.
(d) A YMCA in Atlanta, GA.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?

2. How long did the quartet's trip to Atlanta last?

3. Who were the only white people that visited Baldwin's childhood home?

4. Why is the language and dialect in the film Carmen Jones considered an insult on black people?

5. Why does Baldwin assert that White people contribute to the perpetuation of the stereotypical characters such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom?

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