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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, what color is associated with evil?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

2. According to Baldwin, who are the three most important characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin?
(a) George, St. Clair, and Uncle Tom.
(b) George, Miss Ophelia, and Uncle Tom.
(c) Uncle Tom, Miss Ophelia, and Eliza.
(d) George, Eliza, and Uncle Tom.

3. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?
(a) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that Negroes are always angry at white men.
(b) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that stereotypical images share laudatory and heinous qualities with the best possible traits coming to the surface for white consumption.
(c) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story that white men only like subservient black men and women.
(d) The good will of the people is obliterated by the story of hatred and the idea that Negroes can only become validated if they become more like white men.

4. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?
(a) The loss of African American identity.
(b) The loss of racial identity.
(c) The loss of our own identity.
(d) The loss of Negroes to slavery.

5. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1957.

Short Answer Questions

1. What biblical story does Baldwin say allows the Blacks to identify with Jews?

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

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

4. What are there more of in Harlem than any other ghetto in the city?

5. According to Baldwin, both the Negro and the Jew are characterized as:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main difference between the American Negro and the French Negro?

2. According to Baldwin, how does an individual become an American? And what does this mean for African Americans?

3. What did Baldwin determine is the main similarity that the American Negro and the French Negro share?

4. According to Baldwin, why is it not the fault of the Negro press that the letters-to-the-editor section is the only section where the truth about the life of the Negro can be seen in print?

5. Why has Baldwin written extensively about the Negro press?

6. Describe the Amsterdam Star-News.

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

8. Why does Baldwin think that there is nowhere on earth for the black man to call home?

9. Why does Baldwin escape to Switzerland?

10. Describe Baldwin's relationship with his father.

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