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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Future of Time," what does Morrison say it seems like "the future" means to people today?

2. In "Women, Race, and Memory," Morrison blames what group for the oppression of women?

3. In "Black Matter(s)," Morrison speculates that slaves offered white Americans a sense of what?

4. According to "Harlem on My Mind," why did the 1969 exhibit by the same name fail?

5. According to Morrison, globalism creates a fear of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how, according to Morrison's "Wartalk," the language around war has changed and when these changes occurred.

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 “A Race in Mind: The Press in Deed," how does Morrison connect the idea of "special interests" with the racial identification of subjects in news stories?

5. In “Moral Inhabitants," Morrison opens with some U.S. Census statistics. What are they and why does she include them?

6. In “Racism and Fascism,” what does Morrison say are the characteristics of fascism?

7. What current problems with arts funding does Morrison identify in “Arts Advocacy”?

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

9. 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?

10. In “Women, Race, and Memory” how does Morrison describe the way "non-aligned" women are viewed by feminists and anti-feminists, and how do non-aligned women view them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In “The War on Error,” Morrison employs a conceit comparing governments to students. Explain how she develops this conceit and how it impacts an audience’s understanding of her central point in “The War on Error.”

Essay Topic 2

In "Rememory," Morrison discusses the different public perceptions of Black and white artists. What are the differences she sees? Do you think that this is still true today? Give examples from literature, film, music, or the visual arts to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

In “Women, Race, and Memory,” Morrison evokes the figure of Harriet Tubman. Who is Harriet Tubman, and what associations does Morrison hope to create by telling an anecdote about her?

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