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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the author of the novel "Intruder in the Dust?"
2. What kind of bird does Ellison say Parker is?
3. Who lives above Ellison?
4. In "Blues People" how are the blues categorized?
5. What is the fee for clients at the Lafargue Psychiatric Clinic?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the song "They picked poor robin clean" remind Ellison of?
2. How does the early film "Birth of the Nation" portray Negro persons?
3. What does Ellison understand the term "Negro culture" to mean?
4. What does Ellison believe Jackson's greatest gift is?
5. Who is LeRoi Jones?
6. What place does "Living with Music" describe?
7. 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?
8. What does Ellison say is the invisible man's discovery?
9. What does the mural above the bandstand at Minton's depict?
10. What type of music does the upstairs singer practice all day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the essay about Twentieth Century Fiction Ellison is sharply critical of Hemingway. What is it that Hemingway lacks which disappoints Ellison so much? Is his criticism solely of Hemingway or is Ellison critiquing a generation of writers? What changes in the twenty century after World War I? Why does the Negro character disappear? What is Ellison's final conclusion in reference to Hemingway and his technical brilliance?
Essay Topic 2
"Brave Words for a Startling Occasion" is Ellison's acceptance speech when he received the American National Book award. Why was it, for Ellison, a startling occasion? What about his speech is brave? What is the overall theme of this speech?
Essay Topic 3
In the four articles on musicians written for the Saturday Review, Ellison explores the development of each individual artist. What do Mahalia Jackson, Charlie Parker, Charlie Christian and Jimmy Rushing have in common? Why does Ellison choose both nationally famous and locally famous musicians to write about? How are the careers and styles of the four musicians different?
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