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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Black Matters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Morrison claim to struggle with language that evokes hidden signals?
(a) She is a black writer.
(b) She is a bad writer.
(c) She is a female writer.
(d) She is a good writer.

2. What does Morrison teach?
(a) Racial Studies.
(b) English composition.
(c) American Literature.
(d) Women's studies.

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

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

5. Where does Morrison's vulnerability lie?
(a) She is biased.
(b) Romanticizing blackness.
(c) She is a woman.
(d) Caring for racial superiority.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Morrison not mention the world as being?

2. Possessed, where does Cardinal run?

3. Who is the author of Three Lives?

4. According to Morrison, what does Willa Cather not allow readers to ignore?

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

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