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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Baldwin's first jail cell resemble?
(a) An American prison.
(b) A chicken coop.
(c) A bird's nest.
(d) A prison cell.

2. What do the Swiss Villagers occasionally do on Sundays?
(a) Ski.
(b) Wash dirty laundry.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) Go to the movies.

3. What occurred a few hours after the funeral of Baldwin's father?
(a) A black man was beat up by the police.
(b) Baldwin's brother passed away.
(c) A Progressive Party rally.
(d) A race riot.

4. What is the name of the first church that Baldwin can remember attending with his family as a child?
(a) Harlem United Church.
(b) 138th Street Baptist Church.
(c) First Baptist Church.
(d) Abyssinia Baptist Church.

5. What reason does Baldwin give for not believing that ex-GIs traveled to Paris to study?
(a) Because ex-GIs rarely attended their courses.
(b) Because ex-GIs did not like in the student colony.
(c) Because the ex-GIs could study the same things in the United States.
(d) Because ex-GIs went to Paris for the culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Baldwin drink before his father's funeral?

2. Where did Baldwin and his white friend from New York go on Baldwin's last night in New Jersey?

3. In what year was Baldwin arrested in Paris?

4. What university were American soldiers attending in Paris?

5. Who visits Baldwin while he is in prison with the promise of sending someone to represent him at his trial?

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