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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the attack on Algeria, what does Cardinal see?
(a) White slaughter of an Indian mother.
(b) White slaughter of a black mother.
(c) White slaughter of a white mother.
(d) Vengeful slaughter of an innocent.

2. Who wrote The Words to Say It?
(a) Marilee Coxwell.
(b) Mason Conte.
(c) Marie Cardinal.
(d) Maxine Christenson.

3. What is "the Thing"?
(a) Morrison's distaste for Africanist literature.
(b) Cardinal's illness.
(c) Classic literature.
(d) Louis Armstrong concert.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book discusses certain kinds of readings that seem inextricable from certain experiences of writing and knowledge?

2. Until recently, what did Morrison assume about all readers of American fiction?

3. Who was Cardinal warned against having relationships with?

4. For Morrison, when a writer is challenged and activities are more difficult, what else do they become?

5. What does Cardinal's first therapy realization concern?

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