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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 is the name of Sapphira's slave?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Lola.
(c) Amy.
(d) Nancy.

2. How does Morrison describe early America as distinguishing itself?
(a) Pushing toward freedom from racial prejudice.
(b) Pushing toward better quality literature.
(c) Pushing toward freedom from Africanism.
(d) Pushing toward a future of freedom.

3. What is the third duty of a persona?
(a) Exemplifying.
(b) Mirroring.
(c) Existing.
(d) Fulfilling.

4. What is the first role that the Africanist character serves as?
(a) A way to evoke emotion.
(b) Surrogate.
(c) Benevolent figure.
(d) Intentional racist target.

5. What are references to Sapphira and the Slave Girl noted as being?
(a) Demeaning.
(b) Lackluster.
(c) Spiteful.
(d) Apologetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Morrison state that slavery enriches the country's possibilities?

2. What are Dunbar's finer sensibilities dulled by?

3. Morrison's project is an effort to avert the critical gaze from the racial object to the racial ______?

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

5. What does Morrison describe as being the first feature of a non-American?

(see the answer key)

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