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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)," what aspect of American slavery does Morrison claim makes its impact so long-lasting in American culture?
(a) The religion of slave-owners.
(b) Laws against teaching slaves to read and write.
(c) The skin color of the slaves.
(d) The breakup of slave families.

2. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address," Morrison says that when you hate you become what?
(a) A victim.
(b) A monster.
(c) A slave.
(d) An addict.

3. Morrison compares the Africa of the Western imagination to what legendary monster?
(a) The Sphinx.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Medusa.
(d) Leviathan.

4. "The War on Error" is a speech given to what group?
(a) Amnesty International.
(b) The Newspaper Association of America.
(c) ArtTable.
(d) Sarah Lawrence College.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story that opens "The Nobel Lecture in Literature," where does the old woman say the answer to the children's question is?

2. In "Academic Whispers," Morrison says that interview requests used to make her feel like she was being used as what?

3. In "Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.," what does Morrison say is MLK's legacy?

4. What is it that Morrison says distinguishes globalism from previous movements?

5. In "Unspeakable Things Unspoken," Morrison says that what is different about the discussion of including African-American literature in the canon is that unlike earlier arguments over expanding the canon, this one does what?

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