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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellison read in 1935 that moves and intrigues him?
(a) R. Wright's "Black Boy."
(b) Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
(c) Voltaire's "Moliere."
(d) T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land."

2. What does Wright do at age four?
(a) Plays the piano.
(b) Makes a speech at church.
(c) Begins to read.
(d) Sets the house on fire.

3. Why are slaves able to express themselves in art?
(a) Entertainment was enforced by white culture.
(b) Art was seen as harmless by slave owners.
(c) They were given artistic education by slave owners.
(d) They came from African cultures where art was highly functional.

4. As a child what is Wright unable to distinguish between?
(a) Right and Wrong.
(b) When to be quiet and when to speak.
(c) Day and night.
(d) His fair-skinned grandmother and the white women of the town.

5. Who says Negro dock workers were the best singers of Irish songs?
(a) Stanley Hyman.
(b) Lafcadio Hearn.
(c) Paul Oliver.
(d) Constance Rourke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interviews Ellison in "The Art of Fiction?"

2. What specific folk art form does "Black Boy" reflect?

3. What is the first book Ellison ever reviews in a publication?

4. Who is LeRoi Jones?

5. Why does "Invisible Man" take so long to complete?

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