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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things does Morrison claim not to be extremely distinct for a writer?
(a) Speaking and writing.
(b) Reading and writing.
(c) Reading and drawing.
(d) Visual art and performance art.

2. What does Morrison teach?
(a) American Literature.
(b) English composition.
(c) Women's studies.
(d) Racial Studies.

3. What does Morrison start a file to document?
(a) Instances of Africanist literature that do not acknowledge racial superiority.
(b) Instances of black people igniting moments of discovery in literature.
(c) Instances of white people causing disturbances in Africanist literature.
(d) Instances of black people being impressed by white people.

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

5. What put the author of The Words to Say It into a gripped panic?
(a) Studying Africanist literature.
(b) Reading a book by Morrison.
(c) Reading Hemingway.
(d) Louis Armstrong concert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Morrison claim to apply the knowledge in Playing in the Dark?

2. What notion must a writer be aware of when reading and writing?

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

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

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

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