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

2. Jones contends "A slave cannot be a ______" (fill in word).
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Communist.
(c) Musician.
(d) Man.

3. What does Ellison do to find some peace and quiet?
(a) Pads the walls with newspaper.
(b) Creates a sound system of his own.
(c) Wears earplugs.
(d) Begins to meditate.

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

5. Where does Ellison say civil wars are fought?
(a) "In no man's land which cannot be grasped."
(b) "Within the individual human heart."
(c) "Between and betwixt fantasy and reality."
(d) "On the field of family ties."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gunnar Myrdal from?

2. Which critics of "Black Boy" does Ellison want to respond to?

3. Who lives on the left of Ellison?

4. What two types of music is Ellison torn between as a child?

5. What do all American Negros share?

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