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

2. In Morrison's point of view, what does the fabrication of an Africanist presence a reflexive mediation on?
(a) The self.
(b) Writers.
(c) Society.
(d) Readers.

3. Where does Morrison claim to apply the knowledge in Playing in the Dark?
(a) The class she teaches.
(b) The way she communicates.
(c) The way she reads.
(d) The way she argues.

4. Which word best describes Sapphira?
(a) Wicked.
(b) Benevolent.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Intelligent.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Sapphira plot to rape her slave?

3. What does Cardinal's first therapy realization concern?

4. Who was criticized by a scholar who deemed the term "darky" acceptable?

5. What does Morrison say produces work?

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