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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What institutions does Minton's evolve out of?
(a) Asbury Baptist and League of Women Voters.
(b) Clef Club and Rhythm Club.
(c) NAACP and YMCA.
(d) New York Jazz Organization and Rockefeller Trust.

2. What is Ellison's original choice of career?
(a) Politician.
(b) Musician.
(c) Barber.
(d) Policeman.

3. Who is Ellison named after?
(a) Ralph Roosevelt Ellison.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Ralph Winston Ellison.
(d) Ralph Kramden.

4. What race of people are allowed into Minton's?
(a) Negro people.
(b) Everybody is allowed in.
(c) Negro musicians and white customers.
(d) White people.

5. Who is Mrs. Lydia Maria Child?
(a) Leading member of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
(b) Teacher of jazz poetry.
(c) Patron of the LeRoi Restaurant.
(d) Primary benefactor of Tuskegee Institute.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ellison what does the term "the grays" mean?

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

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

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

5. What does Mark Twain do with the character of Jim that breaks through the black face minstrel tradition?

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