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Notes of a Native Son Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what era did James Baldwin write Notes of a Native Son?
(a) Colonial.
(b) Slavery era.
(c) Pre-civil rights era.
(d) Civil rights era.

2. What was the political affiliation of the Amsterdam Star-News?
(a) Independent.
(b) Republican.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Democrat.

3. Why was Uncle Tom's Cabin was written?
(a) To tell the true story of Uncle Tom.
(b) To prove slavery is wrong.
(c) To abolish slavery.
(d) To show the every day life of a slave.

4. What negative stereotype does the character Carmen Jones perpetuate?
(a) The stereotype of rampant sexuality.
(b) The stereotype of Negro women being the desire of white men's lust.
(c) The stereotype of light skinned Negroes being smarter than dark skinned Negroes.
(d) The stereotype of subservient Negro women.

5. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?
(a) A private home.
(b) A Negro motel.
(c) YMCA.
(d) YWCA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baldwin say it means for the Negro to be religious?

2. What is the avowed aim of the American protest novel?

3. What is dehumanization of the Negro inseparable from?

4. How are the oppressed and oppressor described in the book, Notes of a Native Son?

5. Who played the lead role of Carmen in the film Carmen Jones?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Baldwin, what is the legend of Paris? What is the legend's connection to reality?

2. Describe Baldwin's relationship with his new friend that he meets in Paris in the essay Equal in Paris.

3. Why were the Melodeers performing in the south?

4. Why does Baldwin not praise the movie Carmen Jones and its cast for breaking racial barriers?

5. Why is Baldwin living a bleak life in Paris before he befriends a man from New York?

6. Why does the American Negro escape to Paris?

7. Why does Baldwin criticize Richard Wright's book, Native Son?

8. Describe Baldwin's relationship with his father.

9. How does Baldwin describe the American student colony in Paris?

10. Describe the Amsterdam Star-News.

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