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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the phrase "beating that boy" mean?
(a) The insidious method of beating the life out of a Negro man by calling him "boy".
(b) Polite conversation between white and Negro persons about the "Negro problem".
(c) A quick victory in chess.
(d) The actions of white policemen upon finding Negros in the wrong part of town.

2. According to Ellison what does the term "the grays" mean?
(a) American melting pot.
(b) Slang word for feeling bored.
(c) Negro term for nightfall.
(d) Negro term for white people.

3. How old is Crane when he wrote his masterpiece "The Red Badge of Courage?"
(a) 79.
(b) 16,
(c) 21.
(d) 45.

4. What street is Minton's on?
(a) 1st Avenue.
(b) 11th Avenue.
(c) 118th Street.
(d) Broadway.

5. What distresses Ellison most about the essay "Black Boys and Native Sons?"
(a) Written only for a white audience.
(b) Uses the word "Boy" in its title.
(c) Criticizes his own writing.
(d) Assumes an absolute separation of the races.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellison describe his relationship with Howe?

2. What two types of music is Ellison torn between as a child?

3. Ellison says Hemingway sought technical perfection rather than what?

4. What does Ellison say the greatest difficulty for the Negro writer is?

5. Where is the essay "Richard Wright's Blues" published and when?

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