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

2. Which of the following does Morrison acknowledge?
(a) That each author is biased.
(b) That each reader reads differently.
(c) That each writer tries to avoid writing about race.
(d) That each reader is looking for something different.

3. Until recently, what did Morrison assume about all readers of American fiction?
(a) They are white.
(b) They are men.
(c) They are women.
(d) They are raceless.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Sapphira plot to rape her slave?

2. What does Morrison propose to investigate?

3. Where does Morrison teach?

4. What two things does Morrison claim not to be extremely distinct for a writer?

5. Who did Morrison thank for helping her with the book?

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