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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baldwin claim Jews and Negroes must use in order to be accepted in the 1940s and 1950s?

2. Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin was written?

3. What does Baldwin regard as the most important thing about the film Carmen Jones?

4. According to Baldwin, what characteristic does Dorothy Dandridge have that Pearl Bailey lacks?

5. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Baldwin conclude that the religion of the villagers is Catholicism?

2. Why doesn't Baldwin get upset when the children in the Swiss Village call him Neger on the streets?

3. What is the significance of having both the lead characters in the film Carmen Jones cast by light-complected Negroes?

4. What is the main difference between the American Negro and the French Negro?

5. Why has Baldwin written extensively about the Negro press?

6. Describe the Amsterdam Star-News.

7. Why does Baldwin escape to Switzerland?

8. What allows those former soldiers studying in Paris to remain abroad?

9. Why does Baldwin think that there is nowhere on earth for the black man to call home?

10. Why were the Melodeers performing in the south?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Baldwin's experiences as a Negro in America to his experiences in Paris and Switzerland. How are these experiences similar? How are these experiences different? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The purpose of Baldwin's essays is to analyze, understand and deal with racial prejudice. Choose one or two of Baldwin's essays and discuss how the essay incorporates this purpose of analysis, understanding, and dealing with racial prejudice. Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In the essay Journey to Atlanta, Baldwin retells the story of the Melodeers' trip to Atlanta. What types of style and tone techniques does Baldwin use in this essay and for what purpose does he use these forms? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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