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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Part II--God’s Language, including the essays “James Baldwin Eulogy” through “The Writer Before the Page”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Black Matter(s)," Morrison says that a key "absence" in writing about racism is the omission of its impact on whom?
(a) Future generations.
(b) Non-Black minorities.
(c) Perpetrators.
(d) Women.

2. In "Moral Inhabitants," what is the list of American leaders meant to demonstrate?
(a) History only shows us one side of these leaders.
(b) Great leaders are born, not made.
(c) Great leaders are "ahead of their time."
(d) Slavery was a violent and degrading institution.

3. According to Morrison's "Black Matter(s)," the slave population became the focus of what fundamental feeling of the colonists?
(a) The "Pilgrim's awe and piety."
(b) The "immigrant's hope."
(c) The "Romantic yearning for freedom."
(d) The "outcast's terror."

4. What form of literature does Morrison discuss at length in "Black Matter(s)"?
(a) Art criticism.
(b) Slave narratives.
(c) Religious sermons.
(d) Literary memoirs.

5. In "Grendel and His Mother," what omission from Beowulf does Morrison say is significant?
(a) Grendel's motivation.
(b) The character of Grendel's father.
(c) Grendel's relationship with his mother.
(d) The impact of Grendel's actions on the Danes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "God's Language," Morrison says that she does not keep a writer's notebook because of what?

2. In "The Site of Memory," Morrison proposes to show how memoir is similar to and different from what?

3. In "The Writer Before the Page," Morrison says that she wants to do what with her writing?

4. In "The Site of Memory," Morrison remarks upon what tone common in slave narratives?

5. In "The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," Morrison compares money to what?

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