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

2. What does Jones advise his audience to do?
(a) Read his poetry outdoors.
(b) Approach his work, "Blues People" as a theoretical endeavor.
(c) Eat plenty of vegetables.
(d) Protest against the Vietnam war.

3. What does Crane die of and where?
(a) Tuberculosis, in the far Black Forest of Germany.
(b) Murder, on board a ship crossing the Atlantic.
(c) In a fierce battle on the plains of Alsace.
(d) The black plague of 1834, in London, England.

4. What does Ellison believe is the true "Negro experience?"
(a) A codified, suffocating existence which cannot be understood by others.
(b) The opposite of the "white experience."
(c) There isn't one. Negro persons live diverse and varied lives.
(d) A life of unremitting suffering and pain.

5. What establishment is to the right of Ellison?
(a) Brothel with large dance hall.
(b) Dog training school with night classes.
(c) Police Academy with indoor shooting range.
(d) Restaurant with an enormous jute box.

Short Answer Questions

1. What falls on Ellison and his wife while they sleep?

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

3. In "Blues People" how are the blues categorized?

4. Where does Charlie Parker die?

5. Who is LeRoi Jones?

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