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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) 5,000.
(d) 1,000.

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

4. What emotion of Baldwin's father does he describe as "never to be trusted"?
(a) His father's sadness.
(b) His father's temper.
(c) His father's kindness.
(d) His father's love.

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

6. In what year did Baldwin's father die?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1944.

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

8. What is one way that Baldwin claims a person can become entrenched in the Parisian lifestyle?
(a) Living with a French Family.
(b) Eating a French cafes.
(c) Visiting the American embassy in France.
(d) Marrying a French citizen.

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

10. In the chapter entitled A Question of Identity, what does Baldwin describe as a flimsy structure, beneath contempt, designed by and for all the other people?
(a) Society.
(b) Citizenship.
(c) Justice.
(d) America.

11. What university were American soldiers attending in Paris?
(a) Sorbonne University.
(b) University of Paris.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) University of London.

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

13. How many schoolhouses are located in the Swiss village?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what does the black man in American struggle to find?

2. Who traveled with Baldwin to visit his dying father on Long Island?

3. Where does Baldwin think the older brothers and sisters in the Swiss village go to school?

4. What do the children call Baldwin when he first arrives in the Swiss village?

5. What tool(s) does Baldwin take with him to the Swiss village?

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