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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. Where does Ellison grow up?
(a) New York City.
(b) Oklahoma City.
(c) Dallas.
(d) New Orleans.

2. That Ellison's first novel might win a prestigious award makes him think what?
(a) There is a crisis in the American novel.
(b) He is chosen only because he is Negro.
(c) He is a brilliant writer.
(d) The committee has made a huge mistake.

3. What do all American Negros share?
(a) A hatred toward European colonization and slavery.
(b) Religious and political beliefs.
(c) Genetic links to Central Africa.
(d) Educational and economic level.

4. What specific folk art form does "Black Boy" reflect?
(a) Folk sculpture.
(b) African ethnic mask making.
(c) The blues.
(d) Modern dance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the three themes of "Shadow and Act" according to the Introduction?

2. What does Jones analyze "bop" as?

3. What is the fee for clients at the Lafargue Psychiatric Clinic?

4. What is Charlie Parker's nickname?

5. When is "The Birth of a Nation" released?

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