Shadow and Act Quiz

Ralph Ellison

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Introduction

Author Biography

Plot Summary

+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 1

Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 2

Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 3

Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 4

Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 5

Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 6

Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 7

Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 8

Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 9

Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 1

Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 2

Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 3

Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 4

Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 1

Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 2

Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 3

Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 4

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Characters

Objects/Places

Themes

Style

Historical Context

Critical Overview

+Essays

Quotes

Topics for Further Study

Compare and Contrast

What Do I Read Next?

Further Study

Bibliography

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Shadow and Act Quiz

Shadow and Act Quiz

Which American writers is the piece "Black Boys and Native Sons" about? (from Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 7)

What is it that widens Ellison's world in a dramatic way? (from Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 8)

Where is Gunnar Myrdal from? (from Part 3, The Shadow and the Act, Section 4)

What falls on Ellison and his wife while they sleep? (from Part 2, Sound and the Mainstream, Section 1)

Why does Ellison choose to write "Invisible Man" in a non-naturalistic way? (from Part 1, The Seer and the Seen, Section 6)