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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, both the Negro and the Jew are characterized as:
(a) Religious.
(b) Helpless.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Jobless.

2. Who was the legal guardian and road manager of the Melodeers during their journey to Atlanta?
(a) Branson Price.
(b) Adam Jones.
(c) Henry Wallace.
(d) Clarence Warde.

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

4. What is the theme of Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son?
(a) Apartheid.
(b) Self-worth.
(c) Racial prejudice.
(d) Self-righteousness.

5. What are protest novels?
(a) Reality connecting nowhere with fantasy.
(b) Socialism connecting nowhere to racism.
(c) Racism connecting nowhere to social policy.
(d) Fantasies connecting nowhere to reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?

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

3. The story of Carmen Jones deals with what type of people?

4. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?

5. Who played the lead male role in the film Carmen Jones?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Baldwin distrusts his father's warnings about the weight of white people in the world?

2. According to Baldwin, how do white Americans react to the American Negro's presence in Paris?

3. What is the significance of the protest novel?

4. Describe Baldwin's Fresnes experience.

5. Why is Baldwin living a bleak life in Paris before he befriends a man from New York?

6. What is Henry Wallace's role in the Progressive Party?

7. Why don't the individuals in the Swiss village identify black people as negative?

8. What is the purpose of the book Notes of a Native Son?

9. According to Baldwin, why are the mannerisms of the character Carmen Jones based on rampant sexuality?

10. How does Baldwin describe the Richard Wright's book, Native Son?

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