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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of accommodations were promised to the Melodeers prior to leaving for Atlanta?
(a) Four to a room.
(b) Dormitory style accommodations.
(c) One to a room.
(d) Two to a room.

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

3. In what era did James Baldwin write Notes of a Native Son?
(a) Slavery era.
(b) Civil rights era.
(c) Pre-civil rights era.
(d) Colonial.

4. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?
(a) A private home.
(b) YMCA.
(c) YWCA.
(d) A Negro motel.

5. What is the setting of the opening of Native Son?
(a) A Chicago tenement.
(b) The projects of the Bronx, NY.
(c) A YMCA in Atlanta, GA.
(d) A Harlem apartment.

6. What novel does Baldwin criticize as a more modern piece of shallow propaganda from the Negro experience?
(a) Native Son.
(b) Black No More.
(c) Carmen Jones.
(d) Uncle Tom's Cabin.

7. 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.

8. What's the name of Baldwin's brother who relayed his experience with the Melodeers in Atlanta?
(a) James.
(b) Richard.
(c) David.
(d) Brian.

9. How does Baldwin describe the relationship between the Negroes and the Jews in Harlem?
(a) Amicable.
(b) Unwanted.
(c) Contentious.
(d) Indifferent.

10. Who is the author of Native Son?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Harriet Beecher Stowe.

11. Baldwin believes that the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin should have been:
(a) A Pamphlet.
(b) A Play.
(c) A Short Story.
(d) A Novel.

12. Who was the presidential candidate representing the Progressive Party at the time Baldwin wrote this essay?
(a) Henry Wallace.
(b) Clarence Warde.
(c) James Jordan.
(d) Paul Roberson.

13. What was the political affiliation of the Amsterdam Star-News?
(a) Democrat.
(b) Progressive.
(c) Republican.
(d) Independent.

14. What negative stereotype does the character Carmen Jones perpetuate?
(a) The stereotype of Negro women being the desire of white men's lust.
(b) The stereotype of light skinned Negroes being smarter than dark skinned Negroes.
(c) The stereotype of subservient Negro women.
(d) The stereotype of rampant sexuality.

15. Where is Atlanta located?
(a) New York.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baldwin say is the hatred symbol of Harlem?

2. Since Negroes have been in this country, Baldwin writes that their one devastating gain was:

3. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?

4. According to Baldwin, if black faces cannot be made white then what other way can they be changed in order to be less offensive to white society?

5. What is the theme of Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son?

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