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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cardinal tell her doctor not to keep in his office?
(a) A clock.
(b) A water dish for his cat.
(c) A gargoyle.
(d) A framed photo of Louis Armstrong.

2. What notion must a writer be aware of when reading and writing?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Racism.
(c) Risk.
(d) Anger.

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

4. What is "the Thing"?
(a) Cardinal's illness.
(b) Louis Armstrong concert.
(c) Morrison's distaste for Africanist literature.
(d) Classic literature.

5. Where were the lectures that Playing in the Dark is based on given?
(a) Harvard.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Princeton.
(d) University of Washington.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the opposite of restrained in the dichotomy present in Morrison's book?

3. What does Morrison teach?

4. Who is the author of Possession?

5. Possessed, where does Cardinal run?

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