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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 is not one of the two legends of the "white Gentile" as described by Baldwin?
2. What was the name of the establishment where the Melodeers ate their meals while in Atlanta?
3. What novel does Baldwin compare Uncle Tom's Cabin to?
4. Why does Baldwin think it is safe for the film Carmen Jones to utilize an all-Negro cast?
5. How has Harlem changed since Baldwin's parents' lifetime?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Baldwin's Fresnes experience.
2. How did Baldwin receive word about the journey to Atlanta?
3. According to Baldwin, why is it not the fault of the Negro press that the letters-to-the-editor section is the only section where the truth about the life of the Negro can be seen in print?
4. Why do you think Baldwin distrusts his father's warnings about the weight of white people in the world?
5. How does Baldwin use Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
6. According to Baldwin, what stereotypical qualities do Aunt Jemima and Uncle Tom share?
7. Why does Baldwin address the phenomenon of Americans choosing to remain in Paris after World War II?
8. Why does Baldwin think that there is nowhere on earth for the black man to call home?
9. Why does Baldwin escape to Switzerland?
10. According to Baldwin, what is the legend of Paris? What is the legend's connection to reality?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the essay entitled Many Thousands Gone, Baldwin refers to the story of the Negro in America as the story of America. How is the story of the Negro in America the story of America? What about the Negroes' story makes it representative of America and American society? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Isolation is a major theme throughout Baldwin's book Notes of a Native Son. What reasons do you think African Americans abroad had for choosing to isolate themselves from other African Americans abroad? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
In the essay Journey to Atlanta, Baldwin recounts the Melodeers' experience with prejudice in Atlanta. Why do you think it was significant for Baldwin to point out the prejudice that occurred on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line? What does the Mason-Dixon Line represent? What is the significance of the Mason-Dixon Line and the Melodeers' trip down south? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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