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

2. Which critics of "Black Boy" does Ellison want to respond to?
(a) Those who believe Wright is exaggerating the truth.
(b) Those who believe Wright is a communist.
(c) Those who believe Wright is self-involved.
(d) Those who see the book as a miracle and its author a mystery.

3. Why does Ellison chose not to emphasize the details of racial hardship in his life?
(a) It is a Negro audience and they already know his story.
(b) It is a white audience and he fears they will be uncomfortable.
(c) To avoid boring the audience.
(d) Too painful for him to speak about.

4. Where and when is "The World and The Jug" published?
(a) New York Times, 1965.
(b) Paris Review, 1966.
(c) Mississippian, 1967 and 1968.
(d) New Leader, 1963 and 1964.

5. Who is Irving Howe?
(a) Negro professor from Mississippi University.
(b) White liberal writer from New York City.
(c) Hispanic Indian man who met Ellison in a bar.
(d) Pseudonym for Richard Wright.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is dangerous and different about Wright's attitude?

2. What type of literature does Ellison believe Wright's novel "Black Boy" is?

3. What book does Hemingway believe all modern American fiction sprang from?

4. What does Ellison say good fiction is made of?

5. How many children are in Stephen Crane's birth family?

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