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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. How does Ellison describe the writer Malraux?
(a) Polar opposite.
(b) Literary ancestor.
(c) French counterpart.
(d) Greatest nemesis.

2. What book does Hemingway believe all modern American fiction sprang from?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) The Red Badge of Courage.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

3. Who is Mrs. L.C. McFarland?
(a) Author of "Bound for Glory Someday".
(b) Woman who would become Ellison's second wife.
(c) Literary critic for the New York Post.
(d) History teacher in Ellison's grade school.

4. Why does Ellison choose to write "Invisible Man" in a non-naturalistic way?
(a) To be the first Negro writer to write science-fiction.
(b) To be released from expectations.
(c) To capture the fluidity and diversity of America.
(d) To bring in supernatural elements.

5. What is the name of the college Ellison attended?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Tuskegee.
(c) Rutgers.
(d) University of Oklahoma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ellison says Hemingway sought technical perfection rather than what?

2. Who names Ellison?

3. Who lives on the left of Ellison?

4. What kind of radio does Ellison have?

5. What work of literature seizes Ellison's young mind early on?

(see the answer key)

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