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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. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) A gloomy mist.
(b) A mass of darkness.
(c) A series of shadows.
(d) A series of mishaps.

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

3. What happened on the same day that Baldwin's father died?
(a) The tenth child was born.
(b) The ninth child was born.
(c) The seventh child was born.
(d) The eighth child was born.

4. Who was the legal guardian and road manager of the Melodeers during their journey to Atlanta?
(a) Branson Price.
(b) Henry Wallace.
(c) Clarence Warde.
(d) Adam Jones.

5. Which of the following artists was mentioned in the Harlem Ghetto chapter as having a column in the People's Voice?
(a) Lena Horne.
(b) Harry Belafonte.
(c) Joe Adams.
(d) Dorothy Dandridge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What issue is the American constantly confronted with in Paris?

3. What technique did Baldwin say he used in arguments with his father?

4. How is history and the progress of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

5. What was the name of the establishment where the Melodeers ate their meals while in Atlanta?

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