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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 magazine does Ellison write music reviews for?
(a) Saturday Review.
(b) Music Town Tonight.
(c) Negro Nightlife.
(d) New Yorker.

2. What kind of bird does Ellison say Parker is?
(a) Haunting Vulture.
(b) Sad Crow.
(c) Silly Turkey.
(d) Poor Robin.

3. Who is Stanley Edgar Hyman?
(a) Ellison's uncle who has a good sense of humor.
(b) A scholar who wrote on the relationship between Negro literature and folklore.
(c) The prominent Negro intellectual who wrote "Santa Claus is Black."
(d) A lyricist and comedian in the 1930's.

4. Why does Ellison choose to analyze Mark Twain?
(a) Twain was married to a Negro woman.
(b) Twain was a slave owner and trader.
(c) Twain offers a unique historical perspective.
(d) Twain was a humorist.

5. What type of literature does Ellison believe Wright's novel "Black Boy" is?
(a) Work of fiction.
(b) Autobiography.
(c) Sociological case history.
(d) Weapon against prejudice and injustice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Crane when he wrote his masterpiece "The Red Badge of Courage?"

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

3. What is James Reese Europe known for?

4. How does Ellison describe Mahalia Jackson?

5. Who is Stephen Crane?

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