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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What begins to tear at Cardinal's nerves?
(a) Books.
(b) Movies.
(c) Music.
(d) Conversation.

3. According to Morrison, what do readers and writers struggle to interpret?
(a) Excitement and happiness.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Imagined worlds.
(d) Character traits like anger.

4. When did Morrison read The Words to Say It?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1990.

5. Which of the following best describes Marie Cardinal?
(a) Sensitive and young.
(b) White and privileged.
(c) Stressed and insane.
(d) Small and crass.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is "the Thing"?

4. What two things does Morrison claim not to be extremely distinct for a writer?

5. What does Morrison say produces work?

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