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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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?
(a) Black soldiers.
(b) The French African.
(c) American Negroes.
(d) White Americans.

3. Where was Baldwin's father born?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Harlem.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Atlanta.

4. What term does Baldwin use to describe the lives of American student in Paris in the 1950s?
(a) Social Congruence.
(b) Social Butterflies.
(c) Social Limbo.
(d) Social Stability.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Baldwin go after his father's funeral to celebrate his birthday?

2. How many hours does it take to get from Milan to the Swiss Village?

3. Why does Baldwin escape to Paris?

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

5. In what year did Baldwin's father die?

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