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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. Possessed, where does Cardinal run?
(a) Into a concert hall.
(b) Into the street.
(c) Into a theater.
(d) Into the park.

2. Who was criticized by a scholar who deemed the term "darky" acceptable?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) John Steinbeck.
(d) Toni Morrison.

3. What does Morrison start a file to document?
(a) Instances of Africanist literature that do not acknowledge racial superiority.
(b) Instances of black people being impressed by white people.
(c) Instances of black people igniting moments of discovery in literature.
(d) Instances of white people causing disturbances in Africanist literature.

4. Which of the following does Morrison say studies of racism focus on?
(a) Victims.
(b) Abusers.
(c) Activists.
(d) Accusers.

5. Who does Morrison attribute as being the most sensitive type of artist?
(a) Reader.
(b) Illustrator.
(c) Writer.
(d) Painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Morrison, what does Willa Cather not allow readers to ignore?

2. Who is the author of Possession?

3. Why does Morrison claim to struggle with language that evokes hidden signals?

4. What does Morrison wonder most about Cardinal?

5. What does Morrison wish studies of racism would focus on?

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