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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 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is minstrel show black face?
(a) Dark themed short skits and plays in vaudeville.
(b) White performers painting their faces black and acting in a pseudo-Negro nonsensical way.
(c) Southern music and dance.
(d) Black actors acting in minstrel shows that are comic and touching.

3. Who is Mrs. Lydia Maria Child?
(a) Teacher of jazz poetry.
(b) Primary benefactor of Tuskegee Institute.
(c) Leading member of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
(d) Patron of the LeRoi Restaurant.

4. Who lives above Ellison?
(a) Judo training facility.
(b) Tap dancer.
(c) Diligent classical singer.
(d) Exercise club.

5. What kind of bird does Ellison say Parker is?
(a) Poor Robin.
(b) Haunting Vulture.
(c) Silly Turkey.
(d) Sad Crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are slaves able to express themselves in art?

2. What writers does Ellison wish had been included in the "Primer for White Folks"?

3. What are the three major section of the "Primer for White Folks?"

4. What does Ellison say the greatest difficulty for the Negro writer is?

5. What is Ellison reading when he begins writing "Invisible Man?"

(see the answer key)

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