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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. What does Ellison say the "Negro problem" actually is?
(a) A white problem.
(b) An illusion where there is only chaos.
(c) A guilt problem charged with pain.
(d) Non-existent.

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

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

4. What childhood memory does Ellison draw on to deal with his artistic nemesis?
(a) Learning to play the trumpet.
(b) Being forced to kneel and pray at church.
(c) His father's death.
(d) Falling off a large statue.

5. Where is Ellison living in the essay "Living with Music?"
(a) Across from the Manhattan School of Music.
(b) Tiny ground floor rear apartment.
(c) Cabin on board ship.
(d) Vermont barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chaos of noise cause in Ellison?

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

3. Who is the editor of "The Primer for White Folks?"

4. What does the drunk of legend who lives on the corner like to yell?

5. What two types of music is Ellison torn between as a child?

(see the answer key)

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