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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8: Part II--God’s Language, including the essays “The Source of Self-Regard” through “Invisible Ink: Reading the Writing and Writing the Reading”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Morrison began Beloved after seeing what?
(a) The arrest of a Black girl.
(b) An argument between her mother and one of her friends.
(c) Her father in the hospital.
(d) A newspaper clipping.

2. In "The Site of Memory," Morrison proposes to show how memoir is similar to and different from what?
(a) Literary criticism.
(b) History.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Fiction.

3. In "The Source of Self-Regard," Morrison suggests that one reason that her work is widely taught is that it is what?
(a) Filled with reflection on contemporary social issues.
(b) A more intimate way of reading history.
(c) Made to stand in for all of Black literature.
(d) Challenging to younger readers.

4. According to Morrison's "Black Matter(s)," what is a key factor in national identity?
(a) Politics.
(b) Immigration.
(c) Religion.
(d) Literature.

5. In "The Slavebody and the Blackbody," what does Morrison call the "ghost in the machine"?
(a) Poverty.
(b) The slavebody.
(c) The blackbody.
(d) Racism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Individual Artist," why does Morrison say that the romantic vision of the artist is a "Procrustean bed"?

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

3. In "Unspeakable Things Unspoken," Morrison introduces Rogin's commentary on Moby Dick for what purpose?

4. In "The Future of Time," Morrison points to what two forces as responsible for our modern relationship to the future?

5. In "Faulkner and Women," What reasons does Morrison give for not being able to speak to the conference about Faulkner?

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