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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. Who is the third author Morrison mentions as including black references in his or her work?
(a) Palahniuk.
(b) O'Connor.
(c) Bronte.
(d) Shaw.

2. Who is the author of Sapphira and the Slave Girl?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Willa Cather.
(c) Toni Morrison.
(d) Williamm Shakespeare.

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

4. Who is the second author Morrison mentions as including black references in his or her work?
(a) Faulkner.
(b) Du Maurier.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Proust.

5. What two things does Morrison claim not to be extremely distinct for a writer?
(a) Visual art and performance art.
(b) Speaking and writing.
(c) Reading and writing.
(d) Reading and drawing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Marie Cardinal?

2. What does Morrison believe we need to learn about to discover the nature and cause of literary whiteness?

3. What is an example of the concept of black figuration?

4. What does Morrison describe Sapphira and the Slave Girl as being an example of?

5. How many pages into The Words to Say It does "the thing" happen?

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