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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 hidden signals does Morrison look for?
(a) An author's true feelings about people.
(b) Racial superiority.
(c) Genderization.
(d) Africanization.

2. What type of writer is Poe?
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) American.

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

4. What does Morrison wonder most about Cardinal?
(a) Why she went to a Louis Armstrong concert.
(b) Why she wrote a book.
(c) When she knew she was in trouble.
(d) When she felt she had to panic.

5. Who is Sapphira jealous of?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which group, according to Morrison, is more likely to claim that racism is neutral?

2. What type of possibilities does Morrison think slavery enriches in America?

3. What group of America's population offers itself up as a surrogate, in Morrison's point of view?

4. What is American literature described as being in Playing in the Dark?

5. Which flight is described by Morrison as an escape?

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