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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offered to contact someone outside of the prison on behalf of Baldwin?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A released prisoner.
(c) A prison guard.
(d) A patent lawyer.

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

3. 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) 1,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 3,000.

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

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

6. What does Baldwin assume is the main religion of the Swiss village?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Judiasm.
(d) Islam.

7. What did Baldwin claim that the soldiers who studied in Paris had in common with the rest of the soliders that fought in the war?
(a) They both were Black.
(b) They both spoke French.
(c) They both studied French culture.
(d) They both wore uniforms.

8. Who were the only white people that visited Baldwin's childhood home?
(a) Welfare workers and teachers.
(b) Welfare workers and police officers.
(c) Welfare workers and bill collectors.
(d) Bill Collectors and police officers.

9. What gift did Baldwin's attorney friend bring him in prison?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Lucky Strike Cigarettes.
(c) Clean bed sheets .
(d) A bottle of French wine.

10. What does Baldwin say must sustain the American Negro in the present?
(a) The European present.
(b) The African past that is disregarded in Europe.
(c) The American past that is disregarded in Europe.
(d) The European future.

11. What do the Swiss Villagers occasionally do on Sundays?
(a) Wash dirty laundry.
(b) Ski.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) Go to the movies.

12. Where did Baldwin spend much of his time while in Paris?
(a) Museums.
(b) Cafes.
(c) Parks.
(d) The Eiffel Tower.

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

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

15. What does Baldwin say boys and young men of the Swiss village can be seen doing all week long?
(a) Going to church.
(b) Praying.
(c) Shoveling snow off of the rooftops.
(d) Skiing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food was always in the reoccurring nightmares that Baldwin had while in Fresnes?

2. Which group did Baldwin mention as living together in groups - in the same neighborhoods and student hotels - while in Paris in the 1940s and 50s?

3. According to Baldwin, how did an American Negro view another American Negro in Paris during the 1940s and 50s?

4. What issue is the American constantly confronted with in Paris?

5. What is Baldwin arrested for while in Paris?

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