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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 has the image of the bound and suppressed darkness become objectified as?
(a) White persona.
(b) Africanist persona.
(c) Black persona.
(d) Benevolent person.

2. What type of possibilities does Morrison think slavery enriches in America?
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Creative.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Historical.

3. What type of writer is Poe?
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) American.

4. What is the race of the character in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Asian.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

5. What is assumed about literature much of the time, in Morrison's point of view?
(a) American literature is worthless for black Americans.
(b) American literature is unshaped by black presence.
(c) American literature is only read by Americans.
(d) American literature is unshaped by slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Morrison, what do readers and writers fight for?

2. In what role does Morrison describe herself as assuming nothing happens?

3. What is the name of Sapphira's slave?

4. What does Morrison not mention the world as being?

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

(see the answer key)

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