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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. What book discusses certain kinds of readings that seem inextricable from certain experiences of writing and knowledge?
(a) Preludes IV.
(b) Playing in the Dark.
(c) Possession.
(d) The Words to Say It.

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

3. What does Morrison claim has impoverished literature?
(a) Agendas in criticism.
(b) Critics of American literature.
(c) Anger at Eurocentric culture.
(d) New readers.

4. What does Morrison wish studies of racism would focus on?
(a) Impact of racism on readers and writers.
(b) Impact of racism on those who perpetuate it.
(c) Impact of racism on society's foundation.
(d) Impact of racism on children.

5. What hidden signals does Morrison look for?
(a) Africanization.
(b) An author's true feelings about people.
(c) Genderization.
(d) Racial superiority.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Morrison read The Words to Say It?

2. What does Morrison wonder most about Cardinal?

3. Who does Morrison attribute as being the most sensitive type of artist?

4. What does Morrison describe Sapphira and the Slave Girl as being an example of?

5. What does Morrison teach?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Morrison's intentions in studying Africanism?

4. After reading the preface, what can the reader expect Morrison to discuss?

5. What is the most significant question that stems from Morrison reading Cardinal's book?

6. What does it mean when Morrison says that her vulnerability lies in romanticizing blackness?

7. What does Morrison say Sapphira and the Slave Girl is an example of?

8. What does Morrison believe studies of racism focus on?

9. How does Morrison view other writers?

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

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