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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. According to Baldwin, why has the face of the Negro changed over time?
2. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?
3. Why does Baldwin criticize the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set?
4. Protest novels are said to resemble:
5. What was the aim of the quartet groups like the Melodeers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Baldwin use the theme of racial prejudice to set the topic and tone for Notes of a Native Son?
2. Why is Baldwin living a bleak life in Paris before he befriends a man from New York?
3. Describe the lead characters, Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte, in Carmen Jones.
4. Why do you think Baldwin distrusts his father's warnings about the weight of white people in the world?
5. What is the significance of having the evil and immoral characters played by very dark complected Negroes in the film Carmen Jones?
6. Why does Baldwin address the phenomenon of Americans choosing to remain in Paris after World War II?
7. Why were the Melodeers performing in the south?
8. What is the main difference between the American Negro and the French Negro?
9. Why do you think Baldwin experiences a sense of melancholy after his father's death?
10. Describe Baldwin's father.
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
In Notes of a Native Son, Baldwin makes reference to stereotypical and unrealistic black characters such as Aunt Jemima, Uncle Tom, and Carmen Jones. In your opinion, do these stereotypical figures represent the story of America? If so, how do these images represent the story of America? How do these images represent the lives of African Americans? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In the essay Notes of a Native Son, Baldwin uses his personal experience to describe his life as a native son. How does Baldwin's personal account as a Native Son compare to his summary and criticism of the book Native Son in the essay Many Thousands Gone? Does his account address the issues he had with the original story? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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