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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the "Act" Ellison refers to in the title of both the essay and the book?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Reality.
(c) Cruelty.
(d) Violence.

3. What two types of music is Ellison torn between as a child?
(a) Be-bop and Big Band.
(b) Country Western and Soul.
(c) Sacred and Profane.
(d) Negro folk and Western classical.

4. Who are the two primary managers of Minton's?
(a) Henry Minton and Ralph Ellison.
(b) Henry Minton and Louis Armstrong.
(c) Henry Minton and Joey Minton.
(d) Henry Minton and Teddy Hill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does Henry Minton play?

2. What does Ellison say slaves had in place of freedom?

3. What year are the African slaves introduced into the American Colonies?

4. Who is the author of the novel "Intruder in the Dust?"

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of music does the upstairs singer practice all day?

2. What does Ellison believe Jackson's greatest gift is?

3. Where is the Lefargue Psychiatric Clinic located?

4. In the Paris Review (Spring 1955) Ellison was interviewed about his work as a writer. What does he say his first piece of professional writing was?

5. What experience in Ellison's childhood gives him patience with his upstairs singing neighbor?

6. Where is "Minton's Playhouse" located?

7. What does Ellison believe is the primary American theme in both life and literature?

8. What does the mural above the bandstand at Minton's depict?

9. What place does "Living with Music" describe?

10. Who is Mahalia Jackson?

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