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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Morrison skeptical about?
(a) The Words to Say It is a work of fiction.
(b) The author of The Words to Say It was actually healed.
(c) The author of The Words to Say It is a real person.
(d) The Words to Say It is an autobiography.

2. According to Morrison, what do reading and writing require?
(a) Perseverance.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Alertness.

3. Which of the following does Morrison acknowledge?
(a) That each reader is looking for something different.
(b) That each reader reads differently.
(c) That each writer tries to avoid writing about race.
(d) That each author is biased.

4. Who did Morrison thank for helping her with the book?
(a) Peter Dimock.
(b) Peter Destiny.
(c) Peter Delano.
(d) Peter Dratton.

5. What is the opposite of restrained in the dichotomy present in Morrison's book?
(a) Benevolent.
(b) Wicked.
(c) Anger.
(d) Pure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "the Thing"?

2. According to Morrison, what demands are put on black people?

3. How many pages into The Words to Say It does "the thing" happen?

4. Where were the lectures that Playing in the Dark is based on given?

5. Who gave the lectures that Morrison bases Playing in the Dark on?

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