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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. Which author does Morrison mention first as containing black references?
(a) Angelou.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Evanovich.

2. Who did Morrison thank for helping her with the book?
(a) Peter Dratton.
(b) Peter Destiny.
(c) Peter Delano.
(d) Peter Dimock.

3. Which of the following is true about Africanism around the world?
(a) American literature is the only type of literature that features Africanism.
(b) African literature is the only type of literature that has not constructed Africanism.
(c) The US is not unique in its construction of Africanism.
(d) Europe is the only first-world region that does not acknowledge Africanism.

4. What does Morrison describe Sapphira and the Slave Girl as being an example of?
(a) Immediate Africanist presence.
(b) Willful critical blindness.
(c) Fulfilling language and lackluster art.
(d) Urgency in American literature.

5. How does Morrison describe the act of ignoring race?
(a) Africanism.
(b) Literature.
(c) Racism.
(d) Literary whiteness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Morrison see that the subject of the dream is?

2. What does Morrison wonder most about Cardinal?

3. In The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, how many days are described?

4. According to Morrison, what highlights freedom?

5. What persuaded Morrison to read The Words to Say It?

(see the answer key)

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