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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. How does Baldwin describe literature on the subject of the Negro in America when it is written by Whites?
3. What newspaper rivaled the Amsterdam Star-News in the 1940s?
4. How has Harlem changed since Baldwin's parents' lifetime?
5. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Ebony and Our World Magazines different?
2. According to Baldwin, what stereotypical qualities do Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom share?
3. Why does Baldwin use the theme of racial prejudice to set the topic and tone for Notes of a Native Son?
4. In the essay entitled Everybody's Protest Novel, why does Baldwin use the first person narrative perspective?
5. Why does Baldwin address the phenomenon of Americans choosing to remain in Paris after World War II?
6. What did Baldwin determine is the main similarity that the American Negro and the French Negro share?
7. Why doesn't Baldwin get upset when the children in the Swiss Village call him Neger on the streets?
8. What is the purpose of the book Notes of a Native Son?
9. Why were the Melodeers performing in the south?
10. Why did ex-GIs question their identity while studying in Paris?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the essay entitled Many Thousands Gone, Baldwin refers to the story of the Negro in America as the story of America. How is the story of the Negro in America the story of America? What about the Negroes' story makes it representative of America and American society? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Based on Baldwin's essays Carmen Jones: The Dark is Light Enough and The Harlem Ghetto, what role did media (i.e. newspapers, magazines, and film) have on the life of the Negro in the 1940s and 1950s? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In the essay entitled Notes of a Native Son, Baldwin uses his own personal experience to help the reader understand racial prejudice. What is the significance of Baldwin using his own personal story to relay his message? How does his own personal experience help the reader to understand racial prejudice? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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