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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lives on the left of Ellison?
(a) Night shift worker who likes Count Bassie.
(b) Jazz drummer and trumpet player.
(c) Large family with several sets of infant twins.
(d) Husband and wife who constantly bicker.

2. Who is Charlie Christian?
(a) Innovative drummer.
(b) Highest paid night club singer.
(c) Greatest jazz guitarist.
(d) Haunting blues trumpeter.

3. Why do Crane and his wife move to England?
(a) It was more civilized.
(b) To escape rumors that she was an ex-madam.
(c) It was more exotic to Crane than New York.
(d) He was wanted for several crimes.

4. How does Ellison describe his boyhood experience in Oklahoma?
(a) Romantic aspirations in the spirit of frontier adventurousness.
(b) Series of mind numbing and violent episodes.
(c) Poverty stricken existence with little enjoyment.
(d) Very controlled and regimented experience.

5. Why does Ellison choose to analyze Mark Twain?
(a) Twain offers a unique historical perspective.
(b) Twain was a slave owner and trader.
(c) Twain was a humorist.
(d) Twain was married to a Negro woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two main characters in "Intruder in the Dust?"

2. Is Ellison interested primarily in injustice or art?

3. Who is Mrs. Lydia Maria Child?

4. How does Ellison start writing?

5. What is the original title of the film "The Birth of a Nation?"

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