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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. Which of the following artists was mentioned in the Harlem Ghetto chapter as having a column in the People's Voice?
2. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?
3. How is the Negro in America referred to in the chapter entitled Many Thousands Gone?
4. What does Baldwin say it means for the Negro to be religious?
5. How does Baldwin say American life compares to life in other parts of the world in the 1940s?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is it important to examine the myths about African Americans in order to discover what it means to be a "Negro in America"?
2. What is Henry Wallace's role in the Progressive Party?
3. Who was Clarence Warde and what role did he play in the Journey to Atlanta?
4. How did Baldwin receive word about the journey to Atlanta?
5. How does Baldwin describe the Richard Wright's book, Native Son?
6. According to Baldwin, why is it not the fault of the Negro press that the letters-to-the-editor section is the only section where the truth about the life of the Negro can be seen in print?
7. Why did ex-GIs question their identity while studying in Paris?
8. What is the significance of the protest novel?
9. Why does the American Negro escape to Paris?
10. How does Baldwin describe the social climate that existed when Richard Wright was writing Native Son?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Escaping is a major theme throughout many of the essays in Baldwin's book. For instance Baldwin escapes to Switzerland to write his book and African American soldiers escape to Paris for education and French culture. How do you think writing this book served as an escape for Baldwin? Did he write to escape the perils of life or racial prejudice? Did he write to help other understand the escape of African Americans from America and American culture? 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 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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