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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. Who is Sapphira jealous of?
(a) Her slave.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

2. Where were the lectures that Playing in the Dark is based on given?
(a) UCLA.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of Washington.

3. According to Morrison, what do writers seem to think whiteness is?
(a) Loud.
(b) Mute.
(c) Benevolent.
(d) Intolerant.

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

5. How many lectures is Playing in the Dark based on?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Possession?

2. What are Dunbar's finer sensibilities dulled by?

3. Which of the following does Morrison acknowledge?

4. What analogy does Morrison use to describe what studies of racism should focus on?

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

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