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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What technique did Baldwin say he used in arguments with his father?
(a) Silence.
(b) Violence.
(c) Combative behavior.
(d) Name calling.

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

3. 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) Society.
(c) Justice.
(d) Citizenship.

4. Which group of Swiss villagers sometimes extend grave overtures of friendship to Baldwin?
(a) Teenage Girls.
(b) Senior Citizens.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

5. What does Baldwin say boys and young men of the Swiss village can be seen doing all week long?
(a) Praying.
(b) Going to church.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Shoveling snow off of the rooftops.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What gift did Baldwin's attorney friend bring him in prison?

3. What issue is the American constantly confronted with in Paris?

4. What war is discussed in the chapter entitled A Question of Identity?

5. What color clothing did Baldwin say he did not have to wear to his father's funeral?

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