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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. In "Blues People" how are the blues categorized?
2. What does Ellison read in 1935 that moves and intrigues him?
3. What do all American Negros share?
4. Why are slaves able to express themselves in art?
5. Who is LeRoi Jones?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Mahalia Jackson?
2. What does Ellison say about a Negro President?
3. Who is LeRoi Jones?
4. What captures the attention of many critics about "Blues People."
5. What experience in Ellison's childhood gives him patience with his upstairs singing neighbor?
6. 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?
7. What was Jackson's early life like?
8. Where is "Minton's Playhouse" located?
9. What does Ellison tell us about the matriarch, Mrs. Jackson, in "The Way It Is."
10. What place does "Living with Music" describe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "The Art of Fiction: An Interview" Ellison explores the relationship between art and protest. What does Ellison believe, for him, writing fiction is? Is social comment or protest part of his work at all? If so, how does he see his particular style of writing as contributing to positive social change?
Essay Topic 2
In "Some Questions and Some Answers" Ellison makes the provocative statement that there is no Negro culture. What does he mean by this? How does he support his argument? What history does he draw upon to reveal his thinking on this matter?
Essay Topic 3
The Lafargue Psychiatric Clinic is profiled with a sense of gratitude and anger. What is Ellison angry about and why? As much as he admires the clinic, why does he feel it should not be necessary? What is at the source of mental suffering for many persons in the Harlem community?
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