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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. Why does Ellison reject the "hard-boiled" novel style of writing?
(a) Too boring for what he wants to say.
(b) Full of physical violence, social cynicism and understatement.
(c) Primarily a white form of writing.
(d) Focused on detectives and criminals.

2. How old is Crane when he wrote his masterpiece "The Red Badge of Courage?"
(a) 79.
(b) 21.
(c) 45.
(d) 16,

3. Where does Ellison say civil wars are fought?
(a) "Within the individual human heart."
(b) "In no man's land which cannot be grasped."
(c) "On the field of family ties."
(d) "Between and betwixt fantasy and reality."

4. Falkner writes exclusively of the southern experience yet Ellison believes him to be addressing what?
(a) Nature of man.
(b) Effect of war upon culture.
(c) Inevitable rise and fall of every civilization.
(d) Northern Negro experience.

5. Where does Ellison give the public address "Hidden Name and Complex Fate?"
(a) nternational Peace Conference in Geneva, New York.
(b) Rutgers University Convocation on Race and Entitlement.
(c) National Association of the Advancement of Colored People.
(d) Library of Congress in 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Crane and his wife move to England?

2. What does Ellison do to find some peace and quiet?

3. Who is Ellison named after?

4. Why does Ellison choose to write "Invisible Man" in a non-naturalistic way?

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

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