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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jones analyze "bop" as?
(a) Misguided anger towards society.
(b) Conscious gesture of separation.
(c) Cultivated blues disguised as popular culture.
(d) Attempt to circumvent critics.

2. Who are the two main characters in "Intruder in the Dust?"
(a) Chick Mallison and Lucas Beauchamp.
(b) Joe and Mal.
(c) Mark Marroni and Leroy Belvadon.
(d) William Faulkner and Maria Sothington.

3. What does Ellison say slaves had in place of freedom?
(a) Early death, disease, drunkenness.
(b) Suffering, despair, darkness.
(c) Blues, spirituals, jazz.
(d) Dementia, mental illness, emptiness.

4. What do people eat at Minton's?
(a) Peanuts and beer.
(b) Fried chicken, hash, grits, biscuits and hot rolls.
(c) Caviar, champagne and escargot.
(d) Hamburgers and hot dogs.

5. What is the basic spiritual outlook of the American Negro?
(a) Cosmological.
(b) Ontological.
(c) Pentecostal.
(d) Protestant.

6. What is Charlie Parker's nickname?
(a) Bird.
(b) C.P.
(c) Horn.
(d) Noodle.

7. Where is the Lafargue Psychiatric Clinic?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Lafargue.

8. What establishment is to the right of Ellison?
(a) Police Academy with indoor shooting range.
(b) Brothel with large dance hall.
(c) Dog training school with night classes.
(d) Restaurant with an enormous jute box.

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

10. Who says Negro dock workers were the best singers of Irish songs?
(a) Stanley Hyman.
(b) Paul Oliver.
(c) Lafcadio Hearn.
(d) Constance Rourke.

11. What is the "Shadow" which Hollywood produces?
(a) An illusionary view of the world.
(b) Back alley deals with racists.
(c) Dark tales of slavery and oppression.
(d) Flickering films about Negros.

12. What is the original title of the film "The Birth of a Nation?"
(a) KKK Army.
(b) White Pride.
(c) Domination.
(d) The Clansman.

13. What does Ellison do to find some peace and quiet?
(a) Creates a sound system of his own.
(b) Wears earplugs.
(c) Begins to meditate.
(d) Pads the walls with newspaper.

14. What is Jimmy Rushing's instrument?
(a) Piano.
(b) Violin.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Voice.

15. What do the three sections of "Invisible Man" represent?
(a) Ancient to modern to future.
(b) Purpose to passion to perception.
(c) Terror to understanding to acceptance.
(d) Darkness to dawn to full sun at noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives above Ellison?

2. Who co-founds modern jazz with Parker?

3. What song moves Jackson into the public eye?

4. What race of people are allowed into Minton's?

5. What is the final grade Jackson finished in school?

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