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

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

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are there more of in Harlem than any other ghetto in the city?

2. What stereotypical trait is shared by the female and male leads in the film Carmen Jones?

3. How many of Baldwin's brothers were in the quartet?

4. Who is the author of Native Son?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Melodeers do to displease Mrs. Price?

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

3. Describe the lead characters, Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte, in Carmen Jones.

4. Why does Baldwin think that there is nowhere on earth for the black man to call home?

5. Why does Baldwin use the theme of racial prejudice to set the topic and tone for Notes of a Native Son?

6. Describe Baldwin's father.

7. In the essay entitled Everybody's Protest Novel, why does Baldwin use the first person narrative perspective?

8. What roles does religion play in the life of the Negro?

9. Why do you think Baldwin experiences a sense of melancholy after his father's death?

10. Why were the Melodeers performing in the south?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Notes of a Native Son, Baldwin makes reference to stereotypical and unrealistic black characters such as Aunt Jemima, Uncle Tom, and Carmen Jones. In your opinion, do these stereotypical figures represent the story of America? If so, how do these images represent the story of America? How do these images represent the lives of African Americans? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

In the essay Journey to Atlanta, Baldwin retells the story of the Melodeers' trip to Atlanta. What types of style and tone techniques does Baldwin use in this essay and for what purpose does he use these forms? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Notes of a Native Son is a collection of essays written by James Baldwin to illuminate the life conditions of the Negro people during the 1940s and 1950s pre-civil rights era.

In your opinion, what audience did Baldwin want to read this book? Who was his target audience? Did he write his book for African Americans, Whites, Non-Americans, etc? Why do you think he wrote the book for the audience you have identified as his target audience? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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