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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. What do the children call Baldwin when he first arrives in the Swiss village?
(a) Neger.
(b) Negro.
(c) Poor man.
(d) Black man.

2. What reason does Baldwin give for Blacks living in Paris?
(a) They wanted to escape from American society.
(b) They wanted to learn more about France.
(c) They fell in love with the language and cultural of Paris.
(d) They wanted to marry French women.

3. What does Baldwin say is the hatred symbol of Harlem?
(a) The Negro.
(b) The Black man.
(c) The Jew.
(d) The Mulatto.

4. How is history and the progress of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
(a) Sufficient.
(b) Social.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Anti-Social.

5. What biblical story does Baldwin say allows the Blacks to identify with Jews?
(a) God's creation of Adam.
(b) Moses' deliverance from Egypt.
(c) God's Covenant with Abraham.
(d) Jesus' crucifixion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the story of the Negro described in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

2. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?

3. How are the oppressed and oppressor described in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

4. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?

5. What did Baldwin's first jail cell resemble?

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