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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. Which group, according to Morrison, is more likely to claim that racism is neutral?
(a) Europeans.
(b) Americans.
(c) Africans.
(d) Asians.

2. Which author does Morrison mention first as containing black references?
(a) Angelou.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Evanovich.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. What does Morrison reflect on the consequences of in the preface?
(a) Contemporary novels.
(b) Classic literature.
(c) Modern music.
(d) Jazz music.

4. What does Cardinal's first therapy realization concern?
(a) Music started her fall to madness.
(b) Prepubescent sensuality.
(c) Sexuality of different races.
(d) Dichotomy thrust upon people of color.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Morrison, what do readers and writers struggle to interpret?

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

3. Who is the author of the quote from Preludes IV?

4. What does Morrison determine is the cause of Nancy's mother's lack of maternal love?

5. Which of the dichotomies is shown in the example of a slave woman being kind to her mistress's children but her own mother is not good to her?

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