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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 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which critics of "Black Boy" does Ellison want to respond to?
(a) Those who believe Wright is a communist.
(b) Those who believe Wright is exaggerating the truth.
(c) Those who believe Wright is self-involved.
(d) Those who see the book as a miracle and its author a mystery.

2. Who is Richard Wright to Ellison?
(a) Friend for whose magazine he wrote his first book review and short story.
(b) Source of Ellison's inspiration and success.
(c) Spiritual father who nurtured and guided Ellison's writing.
(d) Hero and the mentor of all Ellison's work.

3. What is the name of the college Ellison attended?
(a) University of Oklahoma.
(b) Rutgers.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Tuskegee.

4. What is the fee for clients at the Lafargue Psychiatric Clinic?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) Twenty five cents.
(c) Twenty five dollars.
(d) One dollar.

5. What song moves Jackson into the public eye?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) Move On Up a Little Higher.
(c) Der Lieberstein.
(d) Wings of a Dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Minton's Playhouse?

2. Who names Ellison?

3. Who is Mrs. L.C. McFarland?

4. Who is LeRoi Jones?

5. What is the original title of the film "The Birth of a Nation?"

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