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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Baldwin assume that the Swiss village is not Protestant?
(a) The synagogue are open more often.
(b) There are no Protestant churches.
(c) The Catholic churches are open more often.
(d) The Swiss villagers have Buddhist temples in their homes.

3. Where does Baldwin stay while in Switzerland?
(a) A tent.
(b) A room in a church.
(c) A chalet.
(d) A hotel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baldwin describe the entertainment industry in Paris for American performers in the 1940s and 50s?

2. Approximately how many American Negroes were living in Paris during the 1950s?

3. What food was always in the reoccurring nightmares that Baldwin had while in Fresnes?

4. What was the profession of Baldwin's father?

5. According to Baldwin, what feeling did the American Negro and the French Negro share?

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