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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Stranger in the Village.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far was the Fresnes prison from Paris?
(a) Sixteen Kilometers.
(b) Twelve Kilometers.
(c) Ten Kilometers.
(d) Fourteen Kilometers.

2. In total, how many days did Baldwin spend in the French prison system?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

3. How are the oppressed and oppressor described in the book, Notes of a Native Son?
(a) They are both are oppressed.
(b) They are bound together within the same society.
(c) They are divided by society.
(d) They are separated by common law.

4. Why does Baldwin criticize the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set?
(a) Because it does not accurately portray the American ghetto.
(b) Because they do not accurately portray the working-class.
(c) Because they do not show the intermingling of working class Negroes and Whites.
(d) Because they do not accurately portray the environments of the working class Negroes characterized in the movie.

5. Who had the money to pay for the Melodeers' accommodations in Atlanta?
(a) Louis Burner.
(b) Mrs. Brandon Price.
(c) Henry Wallace.
(d) Clarance Warde.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who played the villainous second male lead in Carmen Jones?

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

3. Why does Baldwin escape to Paris?

4. What have some of the men in the Swiss village accused Baldwin of doing?

5. Approximately how many American Negroes were living in Paris during the 1950s?

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