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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 choose to analyze Mark Twain?
(a) Twain was a humorist.
(b) Twain was a slave owner and trader.
(c) Twain offers a unique historical perspective.
(d) Twain was married to a Negro woman.

2. That Ellison's first novel might win a prestigious award makes him think what?
(a) There is a crisis in the American novel.
(b) The committee has made a huge mistake.
(c) He is chosen only because he is Negro.
(d) He is a brilliant writer.

3. Why are slaves able to express themselves in art?
(a) They were given artistic education by slave owners.
(b) Art was seen as harmless by slave owners.
(c) They came from African cultures where art was highly functional.
(d) Entertainment was enforced by white culture.

4. How many children are in Stephen Crane's birth family?
(a) 14.
(b) 2.
(c) 20.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first book Ellison ever reviews in a publication?

2. What Hotel is Minton's part of?

3. What does Ellison believe Negro folklore does?

4. What distresses Ellison most about the essay "Black Boys and Native Sons?"

5. Who is Ellison named after?

(see the answer key)

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