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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Morrison, what do reading and writing require?
(a) Perseverance.
(b) Alertness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Morrison thank for helping her with the book?

2. What did Cardinal tell her doctor not to keep in his office?

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

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

5. What put the author of The Words to Say It into a gripped panic?

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