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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. Possessed, where does Cardinal run?
(a) Into the street.
(b) Into the park.
(c) Into a concert hall.
(d) Into a theater.

2. Until recently, what did Morrison assume about all readers of American fiction?
(a) They are raceless.
(b) They are white.
(c) They are men.
(d) They are women.

3. Who was Cardinal warned against having relationships with?
(a) Arab people.
(b) Black people.
(c) White people.
(d) Jewish people.

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

5. Which of the following elements of racism does Morrison say studies of racism focus on?
(a) Why literature is racist.
(b) Consequences of racism.
(c) Origin of racism.
(d) People who have failed as a result of racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Marie Cardinal?

2. Who gave the lectures that Morrison bases Playing in the Dark on?

3. What begins to tear at Cardinal's nerves?

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

5. Who is the author of Three Lives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What implication stems from the fact that imagination produces work?

2. Who does Morrison blame for literary whiteness and blackness?

3. What risk does Morrison accept in discussing studies of racism?

4. How does Morrison describe references to the novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl?

5. What type of language does Morrison struggle with?

6. What does Morrison hope that studies of racism will begin to examine?

7. What does Toni Morrison think about Marie Cardinal's book?

8. Until recently, what did Morrison assume about all readers of American fiction?

9. Which authors does Morrison describe as using black references in their work?

10. How does Morrison view other writers?

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