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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Romancing the Shadow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do some suggest is a way to evade history?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Romance.
(c) Religion.
(d) Race.

2. What does Morrison wonder most about Cardinal?
(a) When she knew she was in trouble.
(b) Why she went to a Louis Armstrong concert.
(c) Why she wrote a book.
(d) When she felt she had to panic.

3. Which group does Morrison say responds to culture the most?
(a) Writers.
(b) Painters.
(c) Readers.
(d) Children.

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

5. Where does William Dunbar claim land?
(a) Florida.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the American group that offers itself up as a surrogate represent a meditation on?

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

3. Where were the lectures that Playing in the Dark is based on given?

4. In what role does Morrison see the subject of a dream?

5. How many years back did the presence of African-Americans in the US begin?

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