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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. In "Tribute to Romare Bearden," Morrison says that early scholarship on creating a canon of Black art tended to focus on what?
(a) Nation building.
(b) Assimilation.
(c) The Western cultural aesthetic.
(d) Cross-genre analysis.

2. In "Goodbye to All That," what does Morrison say was her motive for insisting on being identified as a Black writer from the beginning?
(a) She hoped to provoke a conversation about the viability of Black culture.
(b) She wanted to unambiguously reject white culture.
(c) She hoped to make an argument for Black universalism.
(d) She wanted to expand critical vocabulary to encompass territory within Black culture.

3. In "Cinderella's Stepsisters," Morrison's central claim is that women should not do what?
(a) Participate in corrupt institutions.
(b) Oppress other women.
(c) Undermine feminism by being too nurturing.
(d) Risk the gains women have made by trying to move forward too quickly.

4. In "Grendel and His Mother," Morrison notes the significance of what characteristic of Grendel's mother?
(a) Her capacity for forgiveness.
(b) Her size.
(c) Her lack of speech.
(d) Her intelligence.

5. In "Unspeakable Things Unspoken," Morrison introduces Rogin's commentary on Moby Dick for what purpose?
(a) As part of her explication of the timeline of Western literature.
(b) As an example of how a canonical piece can be enriched by reading for the Black presence.
(c) To highlight the importance of Black scholarship.
(d) So that she can rebut Rogin's reading of Moby Dick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Goodbye to All That," Morrison opens with an anecdote about asking an interviewer to omit all questions about what?

2. In "Gertrude Stein and the Difference She Makes," Morrison posits that the "Lone" Ranger is "lone" because of what?

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

4. In "The Writer Before the Page," what does Morrison say she avoids in her writing?

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

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