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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 specific folk art form does "Black Boy" reflect?
(a) Folk sculpture.
(b) The blues.
(c) African ethnic mask making.
(d) Modern dance.

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

3. Which critics of "Black Boy" does Ellison want to respond to?
(a) Those who believe Wright is a communist.
(b) Those who see the book as a miracle and its author a mystery.
(c) Those who believe Wright is exaggerating the truth.
(d) Those who believe Wright is self-involved.

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

5. In "The Art of Fiction: An Interview" what does Ellison say at the very beginning?
(a) All questions must be submitted on paper first.
(b) I don't have much time so hurry up.
(c) Did you hear the one about the three guys who go into a bar?
(d) "Invisible Man" is not an autobiography.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wright do at age four?

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

3. Who interviews Ellison in "The Art of Fiction?"

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

5. What does Jones analyze "bop" as?

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