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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. What do some suggest is a way to evade history?
(a) Romance.
(b) Race.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Religion.

2. In Morrison's point of view, what does the fabrication of an Africanist presence a reflexive mediation on?
(a) Writers.
(b) The self.
(c) Society.
(d) Readers.

3. Who does Sapphira plot to rape her slave?
(a) Her nephew.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her brother.

4. What group does Dunbar write about the suppression of?
(a) Americans.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Europeans.
(d) Africans.

5. In which novel does Morrison discuss a character named Catherine?
(a) The Faith of Mankind.
(b) The Garden of Eden.
(c) The Equivalence of Women.
(d) The Fear of the Brave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following words best describes Henry Morgan?

2. Where does William Dunbar appear after claiming land?

3. Who is the author of Possession?

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

5. What does Morrison propose to investigate?

(see the answer key)

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