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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Black Matters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is American literature described as being in Playing in the Dark?
(a) A closet.
(b) A treasure trove.
(c) A melting pot.
(d) A bookshelf.

2. 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.

3. According to Morrison, what do readers and writers fight for?
(a) Individuality and duality.
(b) Meaning and responsibility.
(c) Defintion and defiance.
(d) Determination and fear.

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

5. Which word best describes Sapphira?
(a) Desperate.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Benevolent.
(d) Wicked.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages into The Words to Say It does "the thing" happen?

2. What does Morrison claim is not representative of a black woman for her?

3. Morrison says that what item reveals itself differently to each writer?

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

5. What are references to Sapphira and the Slave Girl noted as being?

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