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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. Why do Crane and his wife move to England?
(a) To escape rumors that she was an ex-madam.
(b) It was more civilized.
(c) It was more exotic to Crane than New York.
(d) He was wanted for several crimes.

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

3. What are Crane's parents like?
(a) Fundamentalist Christians.
(b) Marxist sympathizers.
(c) Libertine alcoholics.
(d) French born intellectuals.

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

5. Who is Henry Bowman Otto Davis?
(a) Father of Ellison's grade school nemesis, Horatio Davis.
(b) Author of "Radios and Communication, a guide."
(c) Little white boy known as Hoolie befriended by the young Ellison.
(d) Editor of the first magazine which published Ellison.

Short Answer Questions

1. That Ellison's first novel might win a prestigious award makes him think what?

2. Where does Ellison grow up?

3. According to Ellison what does the term "the grays" mean?

4. What does Huckleberry Finn recognize about the Negro character, Jim?

5. As a child what do Ellison and his boyhood friends believe they are to do?

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