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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. Why is the cleanliness of the Carmen Jones movie set necessary for white audiences?
2. According to Baldwin, both the Negro and the Jew are characterized as:
3. In what year was the all-Black production of Carmen Jones released?
4. How does Baldwin describe the American Ideal?
5. What type of accommodations were promised to the Melodeers prior to leaving for Atlanta?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the essay entitled Everybody's Protest Novel, why does Baldwin use the first person narrative perspective?
2. Describe Baldwin's tone in Everybody's Protest Novel.
3. Why do you think Baldwin decided to reveal his own personal reflections in the chapter entitled Notes of a Native Son?
4. Why did ex-GIs question their identity while studying in Paris?
5. According to Baldwin, how do the Europeans react to the American Negro's presence in Paris?
6. Why did seeing the hotel monogram on the sheets mean nothing to Baldwin?
7. Describe Baldwin's first experience with real-world hatred.
8. According to Baldwin, what is the legend of Paris? What is the legend's connection to reality?
9. Why is Baldwin living a bleak life in Paris before he befriends a man from New York?
10. Why were the Melodeers performing in the south?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In the essay entitled, A Question of Identity, Baldwin finds it ironic that many Americans opted to remain in Europe after the war to experience the cultural freedoms available there, but later returned to the Unites States hungry for the rules and society in which they were raised. Do you find this ironic? Why do you think African American men returned to the United States after spending time in Europe? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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