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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Disturbing Nurses and the Kindness of Sharks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Possessed, where does Cardinal run?
(a) Into the park.
(b) Into a concert hall.
(c) Into a theater.
(d) Into the street.

2. When Catherine colors her hair, how does her husband respond?
(a) He does not notice.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is ambivalent.

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

4. In reference to the opening passage, how does Morrison claim race is used?
(a) Literally.
(b) Metaphorically.
(c) Subtley.
(d) Strictly.

5. What is Morrison skeptical about?
(a) The Words to Say It is an autobiography.
(b) The Words to Say It is a work of fiction.
(c) The author of The Words to Say It was actually healed.
(d) The author of The Words to Say It is a real person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Possession?

2. Africanism acquiring a metaphysical necessity is not the same as losing its _______?

3. How many lectures is Playing in the Dark based on?

4. What does Morrison's work require her to consider?

5. What is assumed about literature much of the time, in Morrison's point of view?

(see the answer key)

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