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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 Hollywood studio produced the film Carmen Jones?
2. Where can the true raison d'être of the Negro press be found?
3. How does Baldwin describe the relationship between the Negroes and the Jews in Harlem?
4. What stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?
5. According to Baldwin, if black faces cannot be made white then what other way can they be changed in order to be less offensive to white society?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why doesn't Baldwin get upset when the children in the Swiss Village call him Neger on the streets?
2. Why do you think Baldwin experiences a sense of melancholy after his father's death?
3. How does Baldwin describe the American student colony in Paris?
4. Describe Baldwin's father.
5. Describe the Amsterdam Star-News.
6. Describe how Baldwin's Harlem compares to his parent's Harlem.
7. Describe Baldwin's first experience with real-world hatred.
8. According to Baldwin, how do white Americans react to the American Negro's presence in Paris?
9. Why did ex-GIs question their identity while studying in Paris?
10. What is Henry Wallace's role in the Progressive Party?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Isolation is a major theme throughout Baldwin's book Notes of a Native Son. What reasons do you think African Americans abroad had for choosing to isolate themselves from other African Americans abroad? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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