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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. Why does Ellison reject the "hard-boiled" novel style of writing?
(a) Too boring for what he wants to say.
(b) Full of physical violence, social cynicism and understatement.
(c) Primarily a white form of writing.
(d) Focused on detectives and criminals.

2. How old is Stephen Crane when he dies?
(a) 102.
(b) 50.
(c) 92.
(d) 29.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Bible myth is referred to in "The World and the Jug?"

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

3. For Ellison a primary difference between Twain and Hemingway is what?

4. What are the three major section of the "Primer for White Folks?"

5. What work of literature seizes Ellison's young mind early on?

(see the answer key)

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