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

2. What do the three sections of "Invisible Man" represent?
(a) Terror to understanding to acceptance.
(b) Purpose to passion to perception.
(c) Ancient to modern to future.
(d) Darkness to dawn to full sun at noon.

3. What does Jones analyze "bop" as?
(a) Conscious gesture of separation.
(b) Attempt to circumvent critics.
(c) Cultivated blues disguised as popular culture.
(d) Misguided anger towards society.

4. What does Ellison say slaves had in place of freedom?
(a) Early death, disease, drunkenness.
(b) Blues, spirituals, jazz.
(c) Dementia, mental illness, emptiness.
(d) Suffering, despair, darkness.

5. Why does "Invisible Man" take so long to complete?
(a) Not perfect enough.
(b) The transitions the character goes through.
(c) Too many versions of the book.
(d) No ending.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Blues People" how are the blues categorized?

2. In "The Art of Fiction: An Interview" what does Ellison say at the very beginning?

3. What does Ellison believe Negro folklore does?

4. How does Ellison describe Wright's autobiography "Black Boy?"

5. Who is LeRoi Jones?

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