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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Baldwin, what discovery brings an end to the alienation of the American student in Paris?
(a) Discovering American culture.
(b) Discovering European culture.
(c) Discovering America from the vantage point of Europe.
(d) Discovering America from the vantage point of the French African.

3. Where did Baldwin spend much of his time while in Paris?
(a) Cafes.
(b) Parks.
(c) Museums.
(d) The Eiffel Tower.

4. According to Baldwin, which of the following can the black man call home?
(a) America.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) Africa.
(d) France.

5. According to Baldwin, where does the family lineage of any black man in America stop?
(a) Africa.
(b) Emancipation.
(c) Colonization.
(d) The slave trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Baldwin describe the housing of all students living in the Latin Quarter?

2. What is Baldwin arrested for while in Paris?

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

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

5. What phenomenon does Baldwin address in the essay entitled, A Question of Identity?

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