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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Cardinal, what does America plan to slaughter?
(a) Iran.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Algeria.
(d) United Kingdom.

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

5. Until recently, what did Morrison assume about all readers of American fiction?
(a) They are raceless.
(b) They are women.
(c) They are men.
(d) They are white.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "the Thing"?

2. Who gave the lectures that Morrison bases Playing in the Dark on?

3. Where were the lectures that Playing in the Dark is based on given?

4. Which of the dichotomies is shown in the example of a slave woman being kind to her mistress's children but her own mother is not good to her?

5. Which of the following best describes Marie Cardinal?

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