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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children are in Stephen Crane's birth family?
(a) 1.
(b) 14.
(c) 2.
(d) 20.

2. For Ellison who is the greatest artist the south has ever produced?
(a) Ralph Ellison.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) William Falkner.

3. Other white cultures have black face type entertainment, but what is different about American black face?
(a) The American history of inclusive entertainment makes it acceptable.
(b) American black face is performed by Negro actors only.
(c) The American history of slavery makes it a "ritual of exorcism."
(d) American black face is always light and fun.

4. What is the origin of the essay "Change the Joke and Slip the Yoke?"
(a) Treatise on the folk art of tying knots.
(b) "Invisible Man."
(c) Letter written by Ellison when he was living in Rome to an old friend.
(d) Short story about lynching.

5. Why does Ellison consider Stephen Crane a great artist?
(a) Under pressure and panic he stuck to his guns.
(b) He was talented in so many artistic fields.
(c) He was the first great Negro author.
(d) He wrote so many books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Hemingway believe all modern American fiction sprang from?

2. What does Huckleberry Finn recognize about the Negro character, Jim?

3. How old is Crane when he wrote his masterpiece "The Red Badge of Courage?"

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

5. Who is Stanley Edgar Hyman?

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