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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. Based on your reading of "Arts Advocacy," which statement would Morrison agree with?
2. According to Morrison, identifying the race of a subject can have what unintended consequence?
3. What does Morrison praise the National Endowment for the Arts for in "The Individual Artist"?
4. Mass migration, according to Morrison, causes what to happen?
5. Store displays arranged to look like the interiors of houses and the interiors of houses arranged to look like store displays is an example Morrison gives of which aspect of globalism?
Short Essay Questions
1. In “Black Matter(s)," what does Morrison mean by the term "Africanism"?
2. In “Moral Inhabitants," Morrison opens with some U.S. Census statistics. What are they and why does she include them?
3. In “Black Matter(s)," what point is Morrison illustrating with the excerpt she includes from Bailyn's Voyagers of the West?
4. In “The Individual Artist," what is the paradox that Morrison says artists face?
5. In her speech “Cinderella’s Stepsisters," what is the purpose of the allusion to Cinderella?
6. In “The Foreigner’s Home,” what point is Morrison making with her discussion of The Radiance of the King?
7. In “War Against Error," what does Morrison propose as a new "curriculum," and what does she hope it will accomplish?
8. 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?
9. In her "Sarah Lawrence Commencement Address,” how does Morrison define dreaming and why does she think it is important?
10. In “The Future of Time: Literature and Diminished Expectations," why does Morrison say it is important for us to turn our attention to the future?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "God's Language," Morrison suggests that religious ideas, and the idea of paradise particularly, are difficult to convey in a modern context. Why does she believe this and what is her proposed solution?
Essay Topic 2
In “Moral Inhabitants,” Morrison lists several “Great Men” from American history and describes their views on race. Explain how this list functions in the larger context of “Moral Inhabitants.” What is the purpose of the list, and how does it accomplish its aims?
Essay Topic 3
In “Home” and “Wartalk,” Morrison explores how social change and historical events can shape language. Choose a word that she analyzes in “Home” and a word that she analyzes in “Wartalk.” Explain what Morrison would say the two words have in common and what she would say is different between them.
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