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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. That Ellison's first novel might win a prestigious award makes him think what?
(a) He is a brilliant writer.
(b) He is chosen only because he is Negro.
(c) The committee has made a huge mistake.
(d) There is a crisis in the American novel.

2. What are the three major section of the "Primer for White Folks?"
(a) Beginning, Middle, End.
(b) Right, Wrong, Ambivilent.
(c) White, Negro, Mixed Race.
(d) Heritage, Short Stories, Today and Tomorrow.

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

4. Who is the editor of "The Primer for White Folks?"
(a) Anonymous.
(b) Ralph Ellison.
(c) Richard Wright.
(d) Bucklin Moon.

5. What does Ellison believe writing is?
(a) Mindless activity.
(b) A way to criticize others.
(c) Ethical instrument.
(d) Channeling of higher beings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where and when is "The World and The Jug" published?

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

3. Which American writers is the piece "Black Boys and Native Sons" about?

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

5. Why does Ellison choose to analyze Ernest Hemingway?

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