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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first book Ellison ever reviews in a publication?
(a) James Baldwin's "Protest Novel."
(b) Richard Wright's "Amazing Grace."
(c) John Joseph's "Ain't no way out."
(d) E. Waters Turpin's "These Low Grounds."

2. How does Ellison describe Wright's autobiography "Black Boy?"
(a) The Negro answer to "Huckleberry Finn."
(b) An angry young man's immoderate tale of delusion.
(c) A non-white intellectual's statement of his relationship with Western culture.
(d) Another failed attempt to pierce the great wall between races.

3. Does Ellison have "Invisible Man" completely thought out prior to writing it?
(a) Yes, the conceptual framework was in place.
(b) No, he just wrote as it came to him.
(c) Partly, he knew what the ending would be, but that was all.
(d) Ellison refuses to discuss his writing method.

4. 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.

5. What three ways do Negroes in Wright's childhood survive?
(a) Embrace, celebrate, or be grateful.
(b) Enjoy, relax, or savor.
(c) Vote, campaign, or legislate.
(d) Accept, repress or fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Richard Wright born?

2. When does Jones place the beginnings of the blues?

3. What does the hero of "Invisible Man" do that is a common theme in Negro folklore?

4. What do the blues capture?

5. Where is the essay "Richard Wright's Blues" published and when?

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