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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "Hidden Name" referred to in the title of Ellison's speech?
(a) Ellison's father's name, George Washington Ellison.
(b) Ellison's middle name, Waldo.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) The names given to Negro people by their slave owners.

2. What does the drunk of legend who lives on the corner like to yell?
(a) Shut up.
(b) I'm lost.
(c) Ain't nobody here but me.
(d) It's a long way to Tipperary.

3. That Ellison's first novel might win a prestigious award makes him think what?
(a) The committee has made a huge mistake.
(b) He is a brilliant writer.
(c) He is chosen only because he is Negro.
(d) There is a crisis in the American novel.

4. What work of literature seizes Ellison's young mind early on?
(a) The Waste Land.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The American Constitution.
(d) Black like me.

5. What kind of radio does Ellison have?
(a) Old Philco AM with Pilot FM tuner.
(b) Wooden American Minder with glass tubes.
(c) Plastic transistor radio.
(d) Old Nelson AM with Riddle FM tuner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What establishment is to the right of Ellison?

2. Where does Ellison say civil wars are fought?

3. What is the name of the college Ellison attended?

4. Why do Crane and his wife move to England?

5. Who is the editor of "The Primer for White Folks?"

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