Reading Comprehension Quiz (James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers”

Read “A Talk to Teachers” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question Baldwin labeled himself a rather than an “expatriate.”

1. Baldwin labeled himself a _____ rather than an “expatriate.”

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Question This address was delivered in 1963 to.

2. This address was delivered in 1963 to _____.

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Question “No matter how unpopular the word has become” is referencing what word in paragraph 1?

3. “No matter how unpopular the word has become” is referencing what word in paragraph 1?

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Question According to Baldwin, what is the “entire purpose of education in the first place”?

4. According to Baldwin, what is the “entire purpose of education in the first place”?

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Question In paragraph 6, Baldwin uses the second person pronoun “you.” To whom is he referring?

5. In paragraph 6, Baldwin uses the second person pronoun “you.” To whom is he referring?

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Question In paragraph 7, who is standing in the way of the porter and the maid and the life they want?

6. In paragraph 7, who is standing in the way of the porter and the maid and the life they want?

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Question Baldwin writes that, “If he [the African American child] is really cunning, really ruthless, really strong, he will become a”

7. Baldwin writes that, “If he [the African American child] is really cunning, really ruthless, really strong, he will become a”

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Question Why were black men brought here, according to Baldwin?

8. Why were black men brought here, according to Baldwin?

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Question Which of the following questions does Baldwin declare “asinine”?

9. Which of the following questions does Baldwin declare “asinine”?

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Question The 1960s were a time of social upheaval in the United States. Baldwin says that what is upsetting the country is not a “Negro revolution” but a

10. The 1960s were a time of social upheaval in the United States. Baldwin says that what is upsetting the country is not a “Negro revolution” but a

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