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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellison say the "Negro problem" actually is?
(a) A guilt problem charged with pain.
(b) A white problem.
(c) An illusion where there is only chaos.
(d) Non-existent.

2. Where is Richard Wright born?
(a) In a log cabin located in the heart of Nebraska.
(b) On a Mississippi plantation.
(c) On a train as it traveled from Georgia to Maine.
(d) In the New York City Negro hospital

3. Why does Ellison choose to write "Invisible Man" in a non-naturalistic way?
(a) To bring in supernatural elements.
(b) To capture the fluidity and diversity of America.
(c) To be the first Negro writer to write science-fiction.
(d) To be released from expectations.

4. What are the three major section of the "Primer for White Folks?"
(a) Beginning, Middle, End.
(b) Heritage, Short Stories, Today and Tomorrow.
(c) Right, Wrong, Ambivilent.
(d) White, Negro, Mixed Race.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Ellison's original choice of career?

3. Where might Crane have gotten information about the Civil War?

4. For Ellison a primary difference between Twain and Hemingway is what?

5. What is the origin of the essay "Change the Joke and Slip the Yoke?"

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