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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Baldwin's first jail cell resemble?
(a) A chicken coop.
(b) A bird's nest.
(c) A prison cell.
(d) An American prison.

2. What is the population of the town at the foot of the mountain, where many of the Swiss villagers shop and go to the movies?
(a) 6,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 5,000.

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

4. What is the name of the first church that Baldwin can remember attending with his family as a child?
(a) 138th Street Baptist Church.
(b) First Baptist Church.
(c) Harlem United Church.
(d) Abyssinia Baptist Church.

5. In the essay Equal in Paris, what city was Baldwin's new "friend" from?
(a) New York City.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Atlantic City.
(d) Washington, D.C.

6. In the chapter, A Question of Identity, how does Baldwin learn about his struggle for identity in the world?
(a) By speaking with Parisians.
(b) By observing the lifestyle of the French African.
(c) By observing others and examining his own growth.
(d) By studying at a Parisian University.

7. What prison was Baldwin's friend sent to that he was forbidden to enter?
(a) Fresnes.
(b) La Santé.
(c) La Mese.
(d) Sorbonne.

8. What difference does Baldwin suggest exists between soldiers that studied in Paris and those that did not?
(a) Many that studied there saw active duty
(b) Many that studied there did not see active duty.
(c) Many that studied there return to America.
(d) Many that did not study in Paris died in battle.

9. According to Baldwin, which of the following can the black man call home?
(a) Africa.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) America.
(d) France.

10. What other event shared the same date as the funeral of Baldwin's father?
(a) Baldwin's 20th birthday.
(b) Baldwin's 18th birthday.
(c) Baldwin's 19th birthday.
(d) Baldwin's 17th birthday.

11. According to Baldwin, who were the only people able to maintain a useful and unquestioned friendship with Negroes during the 1940s and 50s in Paris?
(a) Negro entertainers.
(b) Negro soliders.
(c) White Americans.
(d) The French.

12. How does Baldwin describe the housing of all students living in the Latin Quarter?
(a) Hotels with classic architecture.
(b) Dingy hotels.
(c) Ageless, sinister-looking hotels.
(d) Medival-looking hotels.

13. What occurred a few hours after the funeral of Baldwin's father?
(a) A Progressive Party rally.
(b) A black man was beat up by the police.
(c) Baldwin's brother passed away.
(d) A race riot.

14. Why does Baldwin go to the Swiss village?
(a) To write.
(b) To see if there are any Black people in Switzerland.
(c) To practice a new religion.
(d) To study the culture of the people in the village.

15. Approximately how many people live in the Swiss village that Baldwin visits?
(a) 400.
(b) 600.
(c) 800.
(d) 1000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the night club in the Latin Quarter that specializes in fried chicken and jazz?

2. Instead of discussing the past, what does Baldwin suggest the American Negro and Whites discuss while in Paris in the 1940s and 50s?

3. According to Baldwin, what was the legend of Paris?

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

5. When was Baldwin's father born?

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