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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what does the black man in American struggle to find?
(a) His childhood memories.
(b) His former slave master.
(c) His real family.
(d) His own identity.

2. What performer did Baldwin believe would be remembered for their performance as the embattled solider in Broadway's Deep Are the Roots?
(a) Joe Adams.
(b) Gordon Heath.
(c) Otto Preminger.
(d) Harry Belafonte.

3. What did Baldwin's first jail cell resemble?
(a) A bird's nest.
(b) An American prison.
(c) A prison cell.
(d) A chicken coop.

4. In the chapter entitled A Question of Identity, what does Baldwin describe as a flimsy structure, beneath contempt, designed by and for all the other people?
(a) America.
(b) Citizenship.
(c) Justice.
(d) Society.

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

6. What war is discussed in the chapter entitled A Question of Identity?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) Civil War.

7. Where did Baldwin live while in Paris?
(a) French hotels.
(b) The home of French friends.
(c) A rented apartment.
(d) French motels.

8. According to Baldwin, which one of the following performers had the ability to be a successful performer in Paris in the 1940s and 50s?
(a) Dorothy Dandridge.
(b) Harry Belafonte.
(c) Duke Ellington.
(d) Jospehine Baker.

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

10. What food was always in the reoccurring nightmares that Baldwin had while in Fresnes?
(a) Sweet potato pie.
(b) His mother's fried chicken.
(c) Collard greens.
(d) His mother's macaroni and cheese.

11. Where does Baldwin think the older brothers and sisters in the Swiss village go to school?
(a) The synagogue.
(b) The town at the bottom of the mountain.
(c) America.
(d) France.

12. Approximately how many people live in the Swiss village that Baldwin visits?
(a) 1000.
(b) 400.
(c) 600.
(d) 800.

13. Approximately how many American Negroes were living in Paris during the 1950s?
(a) 500.
(b) 450.
(c) 600.
(d) 400.

14. In the chapter, A Question of Identity, how does Baldwin learn about his struggle for identity in the world?
(a) By speaking with Parisians.
(b) By observing others and examining his own growth.
(c) By studying at a Parisian University.
(d) By observing the lifestyle of the French African.

15. How long had Baldwin been gone from home when his father passed away?
(a) One year.
(b) More than 2 years.
(c) A little over a year.
(d) Less than a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the only white people that visited Baldwin's childhood home?

2. What term does Baldwin use to describe the lives of American student in Paris in the 1950s?

3. What is the name of the night club in the Latin Quarter that specializes in fried chicken and jazz?

4. According to Baldwin, how did an American Negro view another American Negro in Paris during the 1940s and 50s?

5. What legislation made it possible for American soldiers to pay for their education in Paris after the war?

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