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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Stanley Edgar Hyman?
(a) The prominent Negro intellectual who wrote "Santa Claus is Black."
(b) A lyricist and comedian in the 1930's.
(c) Ellison's uncle who has a good sense of humor.
(d) A scholar who wrote on the relationship between Negro literature and folklore.

2. Where is the essay "Richard Wright's Blues" published and when?
(a) The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Summer 1935.
(b) The Antioch Review, Summer 1945.
(c) The Oklahoman Messenger, Winter 1919.
(d) The New York Times, Fall 1955.

3. Ellison says Hemingway sought technical perfection rather than what?
(a) Fame and notoriety.
(b) Financial gain.
(c) Lyrical qualities.
(d) Moral insight.

4. Where does Ellison say civil wars are fought?
(a) "Within the individual human heart."
(b) "On the field of family ties."
(c) "In no man's land which cannot be grasped."
(d) "Between and betwixt fantasy and reality."

5. What does Wright do at age four?
(a) Makes a speech at church.
(b) Begins to read.
(c) Sets the house on fire.
(d) Plays the piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. Violence is inflicted upon Wright by family, friends, and society as a whole. What is his response?

2. What is the Negro child taught to see the white man as?

3. Who is Stephen Crane?

4. How does Ellison describe his boyhood experience in Oklahoma?

5. Why does Ellison's family live in a middle class white neighborhood in Oklahoma City?

(see the answer key)

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