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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the attack on Algeria, what does Cardinal see?
(a) Vengeful slaughter of an innocent.
(b) White slaughter of an Indian mother.
(c) White slaughter of a black mother.
(d) White slaughter of a white mother.

2. How many lectures is Playing in the Dark based on?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cardinal grow up?

2. Who is the author of Possession?

3. What does Morrison claim is not representative of a black woman for her?

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

5. What notion must a writer be aware of when reading and writing?

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