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

2. Protest novels are said to resemble:
(a) Missionaries to India.
(b) Missionaries to South America.
(c) Missionaries to America.
(d) Missionaries to Africa.

3. According to Baldwin, at what point does the making of an American begin?
(a) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and adopts the venture of the adopted land.
(b) At the point that the person enters the country and adopts the venture of the adopted land.
(c) At the point where the individual rejects all other ties and history to other nations and receives their U.S. citizenship from the government.
(d) At the point where the individual reaches Ellis Island in New York.

4. According to Baldwin, what is afforded to American students in Paris?
(a) Equality.
(b) Responsibility.
(c) Irresponsibility.
(d) Freedom.

5. According to Baldwin, what color are the robes of the saved?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the presidential candidate representing the Progressive Party at the time Baldwin wrote this essay?

2. In what year did Baldwin's father die?

3. What novel does Baldwin criticize as a more modern piece of shallow propaganda from the Negro experience?

4. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?

5. What was the profession of Baldwin's father?

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