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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The presence of blacks is inherent and inextricable from the definition of which word?
(a) Black.
(b) Americanness.
(c) Africanist.
(d) Literature.

2. When Catherine colors her hair, how does her husband respond?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is ambivalent.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He does not notice.

3. In which novel does Morrison discuss a character named Catherine?
(a) The Equivalence of Women.
(b) The Garden of Eden.
(c) The Fear of the Brave.
(d) The Faith of Mankind.

4. Which of the following is not a linguistic strategy employed in fiction to engage the serious consequences of blacks as an economy of stereotype as listed by Morrison?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Fetishization.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Alliteration.

5. Where does William Dunbar appear after claiming land?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York City.
(d) Los Angeles.

6. In reference to the opening passage, how does Morrison claim race is used?
(a) Literally.
(b) Strictly.
(c) Metaphorically.
(d) Subtley.

7. Morrison says that Hemingway's work is more artless and unselfconscious than which writer?
(a) Poe.
(b) Faulkner.
(c) Cath.
(d) James.

8. In the Henry Morgan book, where does a shooting occur?
(a) Outside a hospital.
(b) In a school.
(c) Outside a cafe.
(d) In a park.

9. Which of the following words best describes Henry Morgan?
(a) Moral.
(b) Wicked.
(c) Insane.
(d) Angry.

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

11. Which of the following is the first duty of a persona?
(a) Exorcism.
(b) Existence.
(c) Dutifulness.
(d) Blackness.

12. What is the name of the author Morrison opens up with in Chapter 3?
(a) Poe.
(b) Williams.
(c) James.
(d) Cath.

13. What group does Dunbar write about the suppression of?
(a) Europeans.
(b) Africans.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Americans.

14. In Hemingway's work, the women with which characteristics are the most desirable?
(a) Nurse-like.
(b) Mother-like.
(c) Warrior-like.
(d) Teacher-like.

15. What are Dunbar's finer sensibilities dulled by?
(a) Vengeance.
(b) Frontier life.
(c) European life.
(d) Literary whiteness.

Short Answer Questions

1. A common claim is that white America has considered morality and other virtues without reference to which group?

2. How does Morrison describe the act of ignoring race?

3. In the book featuring Henry Morgan, what is stressed?

4. In Hemingway's work, what are black men most similar to?

5. What do some suggest is a way to evade history?

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