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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "The Source of Self-Regard," Morrison recounts being asked how to teach one of her books when what was true?
2. In "Introduction to Peter Sellars," Morrison praises his work for being what?
3. In "Faulkner and Women," what does Morrison call the character of Sula?
4. In "The Site of Memory," Morrison says that a large part of her "literary heritage" is what?
5. In "Unspeakable Things Unspoken," Morrison comments that race was once used to exclude Blacks, but now that they want their race represented, they are told it does not exist. What function does this detail perform?
Short Essay Questions
1. In “The Trouble with Paradise" what reasons does Morrison give for leaving the racial identification of those in the Convent ambiguous?
2. In “James Baldwin Eulogy,” Morrison explains that Baldwin brought "three gifts." What is this an allusion to, and how does it function in this piece?
3. In “Faulkner and Women," what does Morrison say Faulkner's influence on her has been?
4. In “Tribute to Romare Bearden," Morrison praises Bearden's work as a dialogue between artists; how does she see his work impacting her own?
5. In “The Trouble with Paradise," what does Morrison mean when she says that fiction writers have to stare unblinking into the "realm of difference"?
6. In “Unspeakable Things Unspoken," what does Morrison say she is trying to evoke with the image of nightshade in the beginning of Sula?
7. In "On Beloved," Morrison discusses Sula and Beloved in the context of feminism; what is the relationship of these two texts to feminism?
8. What point is Morrison trying to illustrate when she brings up the origins of Ancient Greece in “Unspeakable Things Unspoken"?
9. In “Gertrude Stein and the Difference She Makes," Morrison says that the two responses to chaos are "renaming" and "violence." What does she mean by this?
10. What point is Morrison trying to illustrate when she brings up Moby Dick in “Unspeakable Things Unspoken"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In “Unspeakable Things Unspoken,” Morrison says that she almost used the title “Canon Fodder” instead. Analyze the impact that this change might have had on tone and meaning.
Essay Topic 2
In “The Habit of Art,” Morrison alludes to the plot of the Ancient Greek play Antigone. Explain this allusion and evaluate its function in “The Habit of Art.”
Essay Topic 3
In "The Source of Self-Regard," Morrison discusses the image of a bit--a kind of torture device used to silence slaves. Explain how she incorporates this into Beloved--how she conveys the idea to the reader and why she makes the choices she does.
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