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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ellison consider Stephen Crane a great artist?
(a) He wrote so many books.
(b) Under pressure and panic he stuck to his guns.
(c) He was talented in so many artistic fields.
(d) He was the first great Negro author.

2. How does Ellison describe his relationship with Howe?
(a) Bitterly opposed enemies.
(b) Comrades in arms.
(c) Antagonistic cooperation.
(d) Alienation and scorn.

3. Who is Richard Wright to Ellison?
(a) Friend for whose magazine he wrote his first book review and short story.
(b) Source of Ellison's inspiration and success.
(c) Hero and the mentor of all Ellison's work.
(d) Spiritual father who nurtured and guided Ellison's writing.

4. What instrument does Henry Minton play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Bassoon.
(d) Guitar.

5. What does Ellison believe writing is?
(a) Ethical instrument.
(b) A way to criticize others.
(c) Mindless activity.
(d) Channeling of higher beings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives on the left of Ellison?

2. How does Ellison define the "understanding of art?"

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

4. Why does Ellison choose to analyze Ernest Hemingway?

5. How does Ellison describe the writer Malraux?

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