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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the editor of "The Primer for White Folks?"
(a) Ralph Ellison.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) Bucklin Moon.
(d) Anonymous.

2. What is it that widens Ellison's world in a dramatic way?
(a) Reading.
(b) Athletics.
(c) Traveling abroad.
(d) Living with a white family.

3. What kind of radio does Ellison have?
(a) Old Philco AM with Pilot FM tuner.
(b) Plastic transistor radio.
(c) Wooden American Minder with glass tubes.
(d) Old Nelson AM with Riddle FM tuner.

4. What does Crane die of and where?
(a) In a fierce battle on the plains of Alsace.
(b) Tuberculosis, in the far Black Forest of Germany.
(c) The black plague of 1834, in London, England.
(d) Murder, on board a ship crossing the Atlantic.

5. What does Charlie Christian play when he was a young child?
(a) Tin fiddle.
(b) Cigar box banjo.
(c) Oil drum.
(d) Plastic trumpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellison praise about "Primer for White Folks?"

2. Where might Crane have gotten information about the Civil War?

3. Who is Stephen Crane?

4. For Ellison who is the greatest artist the south has ever produced?

5. How does Ellison describe the philosopher Kierkegaard in the "Stephen Crane.." essay?

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