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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who traveled with Baldwin to visit his dying father on Long Island?
(a) Baldwin's mother.
(b) Baldwin's brother.
(c) Baldwin's aunt.
(d) Baldwin's friend.

4. Which group of Swiss villagers sometimes extend grave overtures of friendship to Baldwin?
(a) Women.
(b) Teenage Girls.
(c) Senior Citizens.
(d) Children.

5. 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 others and examining his own growth.
(c) By observing the lifestyle of the French African.
(d) By studying at a Parisian University.

Short Answer Questions

1. What performer did Baldwin believe would be remembered for their performance as the embattled solider in Broadway's Deep Are the Roots?

2. What gift did Baldwin's attorney friend bring him in prison?

3. What did Baldwin suggest attracted ex-GI's to live and study in Paris?

4. How does Baldwin describe the lives of the nonperforming Negroes in Paris as compared to the lives of Negro entertainers in the 1940s and 50s?

5. According to Baldwin, what discovery brings an end to the alienation of the American student in Paris?

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