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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Morrison, what does Willa Cather not allow readers to ignore?
(a) Time period.
(b) Race.
(c) Setting.
(d) Class.
2. Which of the following words refers to denotative and connotative blackness that the African people have come to signify?
(a) Americanism.
(b) African-American.
(c) Africanism.
(d) Black literature.
3. What did Cardinal tell her doctor not to keep in his office?
(a) A water dish for his cat.
(b) A clock.
(c) A framed photo of Louis Armstrong.
(d) A gargoyle.
4. Who is the author of Sapphira and the Slave Girl?
(a) Toni Morrison.
(b) Willa Cather.
(c) Maya Angelou.
(d) Williamm Shakespeare.
5. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Morrison argue for extending?
2. What is an example of the concept of black figuration?
3. In the attack on Algeria, what does Cardinal see?
4. According to Morrison, what demands are put on black people?
5. What accusations does Morrison accept the risk of when discussing studies of racism?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Morrison, what does a black woman represent to literature but not to herself?
2. How does Morrison describe the world that we live in today, and what effect does it have on her as a writer?
3. How does Morrison describe references to the novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl?
4. How does Morrison view other writers?
5. Describe the character Sapphira and her motives.
6. Describe the dichotomies Morrison presents as being necessary for black people to fulfill.
7. After reading the preface, what can the reader expect Morrison to discuss?
8. What does Morrison hope that studies of racism will begin to examine?
9. Who does Morrison blame for literary whiteness and blackness?
10. Which authors does Morrison describe as using black references in their work?
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