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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Equal in Paris.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay Equal in Paris, what are we told lead police to know that one of the Parisian hotels had their property stolen?
(a) Baldwin's friend told the police they were stolen.
(b) The color of the sheets.
(c) A witness called the police.
(d) The hotel monogram on the sheets.

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

3. How does Baldwin describe the American Ideal?
(a) Everyone should be as alike as possible.
(b) Everyone should connect to their cultural identity.
(c) Everyone should be as different as possible.
(d) Everyone should reconnect to American history.

4. Where did Baldwin live while in Paris?
(a) French motels.
(b) A rented apartment.
(c) The home of French friends.
(d) French hotels.

5. How does Baldwin describe the entertainment industry in Paris for American performers in the 1940s and 50s?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Difficult.
(c) Prosperous.
(d) Easy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What newspaper rivaled the Amsterdam Star-News in the 1940s?

3. What is Baldwin arrested for while in Paris?

4. According to Baldwin, how did an American Negro view another American Negro in Paris during the 1940s and 50s?

5. According to Baldwin, what characteristic does Dorothy Dandridge have that Pearl Bailey lacks?

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