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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. What stereotypical trait do the immoral and evil characters share in the film Carmen Jones?
(a) Dark colored skin.
(b) Brown eyes.
(c) Coarse hair.
(d) Overweight.

2. What was the name of the establishment where the Melodeers ate their meals while in Atlanta?
(a) Hunter Street Café.
(b) Red's Diner.
(c) Fraziers' Diner.
(d) Fraziers' Café.

3. What was the aim of the quartet groups like the Melodeers?
(a) To change Whites' views of Black music.
(b) To travel to other parts of the country.
(c) To sing at churches.
(d) To make a livelihood from music.

4. How does Baldwin describe the American Ideal?
(a) Everyone should reconnect to American history.
(b) Everyone should be as different as possible.
(c) Everyone should connect to their cultural identity.
(d) Everyone should be as alike as possible.

5. Who played the villainous second male lead in Carmen Jones?
(a) Sidney Poitier.
(b) Joe Adams.
(c) Sammy Davis, Jr.
(d) Harry Belafonte.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had the money to pay for the Melodeers' accommodations in Atlanta?

2. What was the political affiliation of the Amsterdam Star-News?

3. What impeded the Progressive Party's progression in Harlem during the 1940s?

4. What genre of film is the movie Carmen Jones?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Baldwin conclude that the religion of the villagers is Catholicism?

2. According to Baldwin, how do white Americans react to the American Negro's presence in Paris?

3. According to Baldwin, how do the Europeans react to the American Negro's presence in Paris?

4. Why were the Melodeers performing in the south?

5. How does Baldwin escape prosecution in Paris?

6. Describe the Amsterdam Star-News.

7. Why has Baldwin written extensively about the Negro press?

8. Describe the language and dialect in the film Carmen Jones.

9. Who was Clarence Warde and what role did he play in the Journey to Atlanta?

10. Why do you think Baldwin decided to reveal his own personal reflections in the chapter entitled Notes of a Native Son?

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