Shadow and Act Quiz Questions | Quiz: Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 1 to Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 4

Quiz: Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 1 to Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 4

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. How does Ellison start writing?
a) Ellison fails to get into the jazz band he wants so he writes about it.
b) His mother asks him to write the story of her life.
c) Richard Wright asks him to review a novel for Wright's magazine.
d) Ellison is commissioned by the New York City Opera to write a libretto.

2. Why does Ellison's family live in a middle class white neighborhood in Oklahoma City?
a) There is no Negro neighborhood in Oklahoma City.
b) Ellison's family has always been well to do and had nice houses.
c) His mother, a single...
(read more)