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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part II--God’s Language, including the essays “The Trouble with Paradise” through “Faulkner and Woman”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Morrison's reading of fiction about Africa written by non-African writers reminded her of what part of her childhood?
(a) The first time she was called a racial epithet.
(b) When she struggled to understand a movie set in Asia.
(c) Her own immigration to America from Ghana.
(d) When the church collection plate was passed to raise money for Africa.

2. In "God's Language," Morrison uses the word "ruminating" to describe what?
(a) The prayers of her childhood friend.
(b) The kind of paradise revealed in her books.
(c) Her admiration for Black women.
(d) Her contemplation of images.

3. In "The Future of Time," Morrison worries that we increasingly turn to the past for what?
(a) Evidence to confirm our biases.
(b) Philosophical wisdom.
(c) Answers to current problems.
(d) Visions of what our future could be.

4. In "Women, Race, and Memory," Morrison divides women into three groups: feminists, anti-feminists, and whom?
(a) Integrationists.
(b) Nonaligned humanists.
(c) Radical socialists.
(d) Libertarians.

5. Why is "panoply" a clever piece of diction as used in "Unspeakable Things Unspoken"?
(a) It is another pun, echoing the essay's opening.
(b) It has negative connotations that support the irony in the essay's tone.
(c) It is part of the alliteration that creates rhythm in the passage.
(d) It has a secondary meaning that has to do with arms and armor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Chinua Achebe," Morrison says that she learned what from Achebe?

3. Which of the following is a key characteristic of globalism, according to Morrison?

4. In "Cinderella's Stepsisters," Morrison's central claim is that women should not do what?

5. What question does Morrison say is at the center of of government?

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