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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 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What folk tradition does Ellison believe the black face figure grows out of?
(a) Europe.
(b) America.
(c) West Indies.
(d) Africa.

2. Where might Crane have gotten information about the Civil War?
(a) Manuscripts and letters.
(b) His own experience.
(c) Intensive scholarly research.
(d) His brother.

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

4. Where does Ellison grow up?
(a) Dallas.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Oklahoma City.
(d) New York City.

5. How does Ellison describe the writer Malraux?
(a) Greatest nemesis.
(b) Polar opposite.
(c) Literary ancestor.
(d) French counterpart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ellison's family live in a middle class white neighborhood in Oklahoma City?

2. What is the Negro child taught to see the white man as?

3. How does Ellison describe Wright's autobiography "Black Boy?"

4. What does Ellison believe writing is?

5. What does Ralph Ellison's father hope that Ralph will grow up to be?

(see the answer key)

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