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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellison say the "Negro problem" actually is?
(a) An illusion where there is only chaos.
(b) A white problem.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) A guilt problem charged with pain.

2. What does the chaos of noise cause in Ellison?
(a) Peace and Joy.
(b) Hearing loss.
(c) Writer's block.
(d) Mental Illness.

3. What is the occasion of Ellison's speech "Brave Words on a Startling Occasion?"
(a) Acceptance of the American National Book Award in 1953.
(b) Induction into the American Negro Writer's Hall of Fame.
(c) Address to the Harvard University graduating class of 1950.
(d) Eldest son's wedding.

4. What book does Hemingway believe all modern American fiction sprang from?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) Huckleberry Finn.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Red Badge of Courage.

5. What does Mark Twain do with the character of Jim that breaks through the black face minstrel tradition?
(a) Jim's very serious and not at all fun.
(b) Jim performs black face without the paint.
(c) Jim is stereotypical and boring.
(d) He's a complex, dignified and very human person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Ellison choose to write "Invisible Man" in a non-naturalistic way?

2. What race of people are allowed into Minton's?

3. How does Ellison describe his relationship with Howe?

4. From what did Parker struggle to escape?

5. Where is Ellison living in the essay "Living with Music?"

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