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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Women, Race, and Memory," Morrison relates an anecdote about which historical figure?
(a) Sojourner Truth.
(b) Harriet Tubman.
(c) Mary Shelly.
(d) Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

2. According to Morrison, globalism creates a fear of what?
(a) Ideology.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Foreignness.
(d) Development.

3. In "The Nobel Lecture in Literature," Morrison compares the old woman in the story to what?
(a) God.
(b) A reader.
(c) A prophet.
(d) A writer.

4. Morrison begins "Moral Inhabitants" with a list of what Colonial import and export items?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Indentured servants.
(c) Guns.
(d) Bibles and other religious tracts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Moral Inhabitants," Morrison says that the ability to make fine distinctions shows what?

2. Morrison's discussion of Huckleberry Finn in "Black Matter(s)" is intended as an illustration of what?

3. In "Race Matters," Morrison creates a metaphorical comparison between "race-specific, race-free" language and what?

4. What form of literature does Morrison discuss at length in "Black Matter(s)"?

5. To whom does Morrison address her remarks about the dead of September 11, 2001?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Morrison's “Women, Race, and Memory," what are the assumptions behind infighting among women?

2. In “The Habit of Art," why does Morrison allude to Antigone?

3. In “Wartalk,” how does Morrison say that globalization differs from colonialism and internationalism?

4. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address,” how does Morrison define dreaming and why does she think it is important?

5. In “The Individual Artist," what is the paradox that Morrison says artists face?

6. In “The Foreigner’s Home,” what point is Morrison making with her discussion of The Radiance of the King?

7. in “The Price of Wealth, the Cost of Care," what stages does Morrison trace the evolution of Western culture's attitude toward the accumulation of money?

8. In “Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.," what are the things that Morrison says Dr. King believed in?

9. In “The Nobel Lecture in Literature," Morrison explains why oppressive language is a problem: what effects does she claim it has?

10. In “Race Matters," why does Morrison say that she decided she needed a "home" and not just a "house"?

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