English Listening Comprehension – Movie Clip 99
B2/C1| Movie | American Fiction — Comedy-Drama / Satire |
| Dialect | American English |
| Watch the clip below and answer the questions. | |
QUESTIONS:
1. Why are Thelonious Ellison's books in the "African American studies" section?
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2. According to Ellison, these books belong in the _______________ section.
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3. Who decides which section books are placed in?
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4. Ned tells Ellison that he (Ned) will _______________.
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5. What kind of bookstore is this?
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This clip is set in a bookstore and pokes fun at how books get sorted into sections like “general literature” versus “African American studies”. It's a sharp, witty example of satire — using humor to criticize how people and their work get categorized.
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