1. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?
(a) One in which inequalities will disappear and vengeance will be exacted.
(b) One in which inequalities change because of protests.
(c) One in which Negros resume their slave duties.
(d) One in which Negros and Whites work together.

2. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
(a) The cleanliness makes white audiences want to watch more Negro movies.
(b) The cleanliness makes white audiences view the black actors as equals.
(c) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with the role of the lead male Negro.
(d) The cleanliness makes white audiences more comfortable with seeing Negroes in familiar situations.

3. According to Baldwin, what color is associated with evil?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

4. How was the 1955 production of Carmen Jones different than previous productions?
(a) It had an all-white cast.
(b) It had an all-Negro cast.
(c) It had an interracial cast.
(d) It had an all-African cast.

5. How has Harlem changed since Baldwin's parents' lifetime?
(a) A great deal.
(b) Not much.
(c) Somewhat in the Jewish occupied areas.
(d) Not at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baldwin suggest the presupposition of the two novels Kingsblood Royal and If He Hollers Let Him Go are in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

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

3. What is not one of the two legends of the "white Gentile" as described by Baldwin?

4. Although it is known that African Americans are not biologically or mentally inferior, what occurred during the World War II?

5. According to Baldwin, both the Negro and the Jew are characterized as:

(see the answer key)

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