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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what was the legend of Paris?
(a) One of democracy.
(b) One of freedom.
(c) One of bureaucracy.
(d) One of equality.

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Baldwin spend much of his time while in Paris?

2. According to Baldwin, where does the family lineage of any black man in America stop?

3. What does Baldwin say boys and young men of the Swiss village can be seen doing all week long?

4. In the essay Equal in Paris, what city was Baldwin's new "friend" from?

5. What is Baldwin arrested for while in Paris?

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