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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Question of Identity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had the money to pay for the Melodeers' accommodations in Atlanta?
(a) Clarance Warde.
(b) Mrs. Brandon Price.
(c) Henry Wallace.
(d) Louis Burner.

2. Which of the following artists was mentioned in the Harlem Ghetto chapter as having a column in the People's Voice?
(a) Joe Adams.
(b) Harry Belafonte.
(c) Lena Horne.
(d) Dorothy Dandridge.

3. What emotion of Baldwin's father does he describe as "never to be trusted"?
(a) His father's kindness.
(b) His father's sadness.
(c) His father's love.
(d) His father's temper.

4. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?
(a) The music pieces were sung in Italian and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.
(b) The music pieces were sung by middle class black people and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.
(c) The music pieces were sung by white people and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.
(d) The music pieces were sung by white men and dubbed over the black actor's lip syncs.

5. According to Baldwin, how did an American Negro view another American Negro in Paris during the 1940s and 50s?
(a) A source of rage.
(b) A source of joy.
(c) A source of knowledge.
(d) A source of sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Baldwin drink before his father's funeral?

2. How does Baldwin describe a "new society" in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

3. According to Baldwin, what feeling did the American Negro and the French Negro share?

4. What's the name of Baldwin's brother who relayed his experience with the Melodeers in Atlanta?

5. According to Baldwin, which students are successfully entrenched in Parisian lifestyle?

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