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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food was always in the reoccurring nightmares that Baldwin had while in Fresnes?
(a) Collard greens.
(b) His mother's macaroni and cheese.
(c) His mother's fried chicken.
(d) Sweet potato pie.

2. In what year did Baldwin's father die?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1944.

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

4. What is the population of the town at the foot of the mountain, where many of the Swiss villagers shop and go to the movies?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 6,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 1,000.

5. According to Baldwin, what has the African not yet endured that the American Negro has endured?
(a) Alienation from his people and his past.
(b) Colonization.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Transcontinential travel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool(s) does Baldwin take with him to the Swiss village?

2. Who were the only white people that visited Baldwin's childhood home?

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

4. What university were American soldiers attending in Paris?

5. What is the name of the night club in the Latin Quarter that specializes in fried chicken and jazz?

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