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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What writers does Ellison wish had been included in the "Primer for White Folks"?
(a) Hispanic authors.
(b) Major, widely-read American authors.
(c) More Negro writers.
(d) Young unknown writers.

2. What musician does Ellison see as the true "trickster" archetype?
(a) Louis Armstrong.
(b) Charlie Parker.
(c) Jack Benny.
(d) Mahalia Jackson.

3. Where is the essay "Stephen Crane and the Mainstream of American Fiction" published?
(a) It was never published.
(b) As an introduction to "The Red Badge of Courage" 1960 printing.
(c) In the Harvard Review of Literature, 1950.
(d) In the Atlantic Monthly.

4. Where is the essay "Richard Wright's Blues" published and when?
(a) The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Summer 1935.
(b) The Antioch Review, Summer 1945.
(c) The Oklahoman Messenger, Winter 1919.
(d) The New York Times, Fall 1955.

5. Violence is inflicted upon Wright by family, friends, and society as a whole. What is his response?
(a) Violence.
(b) Retreat.
(c) Passivity.
(d) Seclusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ellison choose to analyze William Falkner?

2. Where is Richard Wright born?

3. Where might Crane have gotten information about the Civil War?

4. What is Ellison's original career direction?

5. What does Crane die of and where?

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