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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Disturbing Nurses and the Kindness of Sharks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Pure and restrained.
(b) Sinful but enticing.
(c) Benevolent and wicked.
(d) Angry and resentful.

2. What does Morrison describe as being the first feature of a non-American?
(a) Personality.
(b) Hair color.
(c) Existence.
(d) Slave status.

3. In the novel featuring Catherine, what is the social taboo of blackness associated with?
(a) Strangeness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Benevolence.
(d) Wickedness.

4. How does Morrison feel about the scholar who deemed the term "darky" acceptable?
(a) Angry.
(b) Distrusting.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Accepting.

5. Which of the following is the first duty of a persona?
(a) Existence.
(b) Blackness.
(c) Dutifulness.
(d) Exorcism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What persuaded Morrison to read The Words to Say It?

2. In one of Hemingway's works, what does the character named Catherine aspire to be for her husband?

3. According to Cardinal, what does America plan to slaughter?

4. What is the opposite of restrained in the dichotomy present in Morrison's book?

5. Who is the author of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?

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