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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 drawing.
(c) Reading and writing.
(d) Visual art and performance art.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Morrison, what do readers and writers struggle to interpret?

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

4. What does Morrison teach?

5. What is Morrison skeptical about?

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