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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 say is the hatred symbol of Harlem?
2. What Hollywood studio produced the film Carmen Jones?
3. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?
4. What has made some changes in the face of the Negro?
5. According to Baldwin, both the Negro and the Jew are characterized as:
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the main difference between the American Negro and the French Negro?
2. Why does the American Negro escape to Paris?
3. Why did ex-GIs question their identity while studying in Paris?
4. Why does Baldwin conclude that the religion of the villagers is Catholicism?
5. What did the Melodeers do to displease Mrs. Price?
6. What is the purpose of the book Notes of a Native Son?
7. According to Baldwin, what is the legend of Paris? What is the legend's connection to reality?
8. Why is the American Negro envious of the French African?
9. Describe Baldwin's tone in Everybody's Protest Novel.
10. What roles does religion play in the life of the Negro?
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
Baldwin describes his relationship with his father in Notes of a Native Son. After his father's death, Baldwin feels a sense of melancholy that he never had a chance to bond with his father. Why do you think Baldwin feels this way? What regrets, if any, do you think Baldwin had at the end of his father's life? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In Carmen Jones: The Dark is Light Enough, Baldwin criticizes the all-black version of Carmen Jones for its unrealistic portrayal of African American life, its emphasis on negative stereotypes, and it's "whitening" of African American life. However, this film was considered a major breakthrough venue of African American actors in the 1950s. What were Baldwin's criticisms? Why do you think Baldwin criticizes this film? How do the roles in the film affirm Baldwin's criticisms? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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