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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 4.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What song moves Jackson into the public eye?
(a) Wings of a Dove.
(b) Amazing Grace.
(c) Der Lieberstein.
(d) Move On Up a Little Higher.
2. What does Huckleberry Finn recognize about the Negro character, Jim?
(a) Jim is not only a slave, but a human being.
(b) Jim knows the landscape and can take Huck anywhere.
(c) Jim is very ill and near death.
(d) Jim can make him lots of money if Huck will return him to his owner.
3. What establishment is to the right of Ellison?
(a) Police Academy with indoor shooting range.
(b) Brothel with large dance hall.
(c) Restaurant with an enormous jute box.
(d) Dog training school with night classes.
4. Who is the author of the novel "Intruder in the Dust?"
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Ralph Ellison.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) Maria Sothington.
5. What is the significance of printing Negro with a capital N?
(a) Typographical error.
(b) There is no significance.
(c) Victory for Negro people's self-definition.
(d) Dismissive category.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Ellison reject the "hard-boiled" novel style of writing?
2. What is the relationship between Ellison and Stanley Hyman?
3. What does Ralph Ellison's father hope that Ralph will grow up to be?
4. How does Ellison start writing?
5. What is minstrel show black face?
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