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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. Where does William Dunbar appear after claiming land?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Miami.

2. According to Morrison, what does Willa Cather not allow readers to ignore?
(a) Time period.
(b) Setting.
(c) Class.
(d) Race.

3. Where does Morrison claim to apply the knowledge in Playing in the Dark?
(a) The way she argues.
(b) The class she teaches.
(c) The way she communicates.
(d) The way she reads.

4. What group does Dunbar write about the suppression of?
(a) Africans.
(b) Americans.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Europeans.

5. Which of the following is the first duty of a persona?
(a) Existence.
(b) Blackness.
(c) Dutifulness.
(d) Exorcism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Morrison claim that critics do not say about Sapphira and the Slave Girl?

2. Where were the lectures that Playing in the Dark is based on given?

3. Who was Cardinal warned against having relationships with?

4. Who is the author of What Maisie Knew?

5. What does America's flight from one thing to another identify as an escape from?

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