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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Possession?
(a) Antonia Byatt.
(b) Anthony Beccket.
(c) Ashley Bassat.
(d) Arthur Brown.

2. What is an example of the concept of black figuration?
(a) Slavery in American history.
(b) Morrison's reading style.
(c) Africanism in American literature.
(d) The manifestion of Cardinal's illness.

3. According to Morrison, what do readers and writers fight for?
(a) Defintion and defiance.
(b) Meaning and responsibility.
(c) Determination and fear.
(d) Individuality and duality.

4. How many pages into The Words to Say It does "the thing" happen?
(a) 80.
(b) 40.
(c) 10.
(d) 120.

5. What does Morrison reflect on the consequences of in the preface?
(a) Contemporary novels.
(b) Classic literature.
(c) Modern music.
(d) Jazz music.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Possessed, where does Cardinal run?

3. Who wrote The Words to Say It?

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

5. According to Cardinal, what does America plan to slaughter?

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