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

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

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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. Why does Baldwin insist that the operatic songs performed by the cast in the film Carmen Jones have no connection to Negro life?

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

3. Where is Harlem located?

4. How does Baldwin say American life compares to life in other parts of the world in the 1940s?

5. Where did the Melodeers ultimately end up rehearsing for their performances in Atlanta?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the protest novel?

2. Describe Baldwin's Fresnes experience.

3. What is the significance of having the evil and immoral characters played by very dark complected Negroes in the film Carmen Jones?

4. Describe the Amsterdam Star-News.

5. How does Baldwin describe the Richard Wright's book, Native Son?

6. Describe Baldwin's tone in Everybody's Protest Novel.

7. What is the main difference between the American Negro and the French Negro?

8. Why does Baldwin escape to Switzerland?

9. Why is the American Negro envious of the French African?

10. How did Baldwin receive word about the journey to Atlanta?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In the essay Notes of a Native Son, Baldwin uses his personal experience to describe his life as a native son. How does Baldwin's personal account as a Native Son compare to his summary and criticism of the book Native Son in the essay Many Thousands Gone? Does his account address the issues he had with the original story? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Based on Baldwin's essays Carmen Jones: The Dark is Light Enough and The Harlem Ghetto, what role did media (i.e. newspapers, magazines, and film) have on the life of the Negro in the 1940s and 1950s? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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