Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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Notes of a Native Son Quiz | Four Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Equal in Paris.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Baldwin and his white friend from New York go on Baldwin's last night in New Jersey?
(a) To downtown New York City.
(b) To the movies and to have drinks.
(c) Atlantic City, NJ.
(d) To the casino.

2. What point of view does Baldwin use in this essay?
(a) Third person narrative.
(b) First person limited narrative.
(c) First person narrative.
(d) Second person narrative.

3. Why does Baldwin assert that White people contribute to the perpetuation of the stereotypical characters such as Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom?
(a) Because Whites want to believe the happy, subservient personas of Black people
(b) Because Whites want to believe that Black people are unhappy with their lives.
(c) Because Whites like being entertained by the stereotypical figures of Black Americans.
(d) Because African Americans love to imitate these types of stereotypical characters.

4. Who visits Baldwin while he is in prison with the promise of sending someone to represent him at his trial?
(a) A friend from New York City.
(b) A released prisoner.
(c) A prison guard.
(d) An American patent attorney.

5. What other event shared the same date as the funeral of Baldwin's father?
(a) Baldwin's 19th birthday.
(b) Baldwin's 18th birthday.
(c) Baldwin's 17th birthday.
(d) Baldwin's 20th birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way that Baldwin claims a person can become entrenched in the Parisian lifestyle?

2. According to Baldwin, how does the book Native Son obliterate the good will of the people as a whole?

3. What biblical story does Baldwin say allows the Blacks to identify with Jews?

4. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?

5. What emotion of Baldwin's father does he describe as "never to be trusted"?

(see the answer key)

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