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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. Morrison says that what item reveals itself differently to each writer?
(a) Pen.
(b) Book.
(c) Notebook.
(d) Paper.

2. What does Morrison start a file to document?
(a) Instances of black people being impressed by white people.
(b) Instances of white people causing disturbances in Africanist literature.
(c) Instances of black people igniting moments of discovery in literature.
(d) Instances of Africanist literature that do not acknowledge racial superiority.

3. In what role does Morrison describe herself as assuming nothing happens?
(a) Black woman.
(b) Reader.
(c) Writer.
(d) European.

4. According to Morrison, what do reading and writing require?
(a) Anger.
(b) Perseverance.
(c) Alertness.
(d) Fear.

5. Where does Morrison teach?
(a) Princeton.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Morrison, what highlights freedom?

2. Who wrote Voyagers of the West?

3. Which of the following is true about Africanism around the world?

4. Who wrote The Words to Say It?

5. According to Morrison, what do readers and writers fight for?

(see the answer key)

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