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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Romancing the Shadow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Morrison claim is not representative of a black woman for her?
(a) Love.
(b) Dread.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) All of the above.

2. When was a criticism written deeming the term "darky" acceptable?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1942.

3. Which of the following words refers to denotative and connotative blackness that the African people have come to signify?
(a) Americanism.
(b) Black literature.
(c) Africanism.
(d) African-American.

4. What persuaded Morrison to read The Words to Say It?
(a) The author.
(b) The cover.
(c) A synopsis.
(d) The title.

5. What is an example of the concept of black figuration?
(a) Africanism in American literature.
(b) Slavery in American history.
(c) Morrison's reading style.
(d) The manifestion of Cardinal's illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rises up when the character dies in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?

2. What does Morrison wish studies of racism would focus on?

3. What does Morrison reflect on the consequences of in the preface?

4. Which flight is described by Morrison as an escape?

5. What does The Words to Say It document about the author?

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