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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which group did Baldwin mention as living together in groups - in the same neighborhoods and student hotels - while in Paris in the 1940s and 50s?
(a) White Americans.
(b) Black soldiers.
(c) The French African.
(d) American Negroes.

3. In what year was Baldwin arrested in Paris?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1949.

4. According to Baldwin, which of the following can the black man call home?
(a) Africa.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) France.
(d) America.

5. What do the children call Baldwin when he first arrives in the Swiss village?
(a) Black man.
(b) Poor man.
(c) Negro.
(d) Neger.

6. Why does Baldwin assume that the Swiss village is not Protestant?
(a) The Catholic churches are open more often.
(b) The Swiss villagers have Buddhist temples in their homes.
(c) The synagogue are open more often.
(d) There are no Protestant churches.

7. Who were the only white people that visited Baldwin's childhood home?
(a) Welfare workers and police officers.
(b) Welfare workers and bill collectors.
(c) Bill Collectors and police officers.
(d) Welfare workers and teachers.

8. What did Baldwin drink before his father's funeral?
(a) Gin.
(b) Milk.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Tea.

9. What is one way that Baldwin claims a person can become entrenched in the Parisian lifestyle?
(a) Visiting the American embassy in France.
(b) Living with a French Family.
(c) Eating a French cafes.
(d) Marrying a French citizen.

10. Why does Baldwin escape to Paris?
(a) To escape the racial prejudice of Africa.
(b) To study French culture.
(c) To escape the racial prejudice of America.
(d) To live with a French family.

11. According to Baldwin, which students are successfully entrenched in Parisian lifestyle?
(a) Those that use their GI funding to study at Parisian university.
(b) Those that take time to study the culture and People of Paris.
(c) Those that know American history.
(d) Those that marry French women.

12. Who traveled with Baldwin to visit his dying father on Long Island?
(a) Baldwin's brother.
(b) Baldwin's mother.
(c) Baldwin's friend.
(d) Baldwin's aunt.

13. What tool(s) does Baldwin take with him to the Swiss village?
(a) Pens and Pencils.
(b) Printing Press.
(c) Typewriter.
(d) Books.

14. What university were American soldiers attending in Paris?
(a) University of London.
(b) University of Paris.
(c) Sorbonne University.
(d) Cambridge.

15. How many schoolhouses are located in the Swiss village?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offered to contact someone outside of the prison on behalf of Baldwin?

2. What food was always in the reoccurring nightmares that Baldwin had while in Fresnes?

3. What does Baldwin assume is the main religion of the Swiss village?

4. What performer did Baldwin believe would be remembered for their performance as the embattled solider in Broadway's Deep Are the Roots?

5. Who is the owner of the night club in the Latin Quarter that specializes in fried chicken and jazz?

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