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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. Who is LeRoi Jones?
(a) Trumpeter and composer.
(b) Jazz critic, author, poet and editor.
(c) Journalist, painter and fencing master.
(d) Drummer, restaurant owner and chef.

2. Where might Crane have gotten information about the Civil War?
(a) His brother.
(b) His own experience.
(c) Intensive scholarly research.
(d) Manuscripts and letters.

3. Where is the essay "Richard Wright's Blues" published and when?
(a) The New York Times, Fall 1955.
(b) The Antioch Review, Summer 1945.
(c) The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Summer 1935.
(d) The Oklahoman Messenger, Winter 1919.

4. Why does Ellison choose to analyze William Falkner?
(a) Falkner writes about Negro life with mixed motives but also with great success.
(b) Falkner is a close personal friend of Ellison.
(c) Falkner is a great artist and could not be left out of the discussion.
(d) Falkner is very critical of Ellison's novel.

5. What church does Mahalia grow up in?
(a) African Episcopal.
(b) Roman Catholic.
(c) Pentecostal.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellison describe the writer Malraux?

2. What is it that widens Ellison's world in a dramatic way?

3. What type of jug does Ellison believe young Negro writers, such as himself, are in?

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

5. What does Ellison suggest as a subtitle for "Primer for White Folks?"

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