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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 Source of Self-Regard," Morrison recounts being asked how to teach one of her books when what was true?
2. In "Faulkner and Women," whom does Morrison say she imagines when as a reader when she is writing?
3. In "Invisible Ink," what word does Morrison object to when it is applied to reading?
4. In "Goodbye to All That," Morrison opens with an anecdote about asking an interviewer to omit all questions about what?
5. In "Unspeakable Things Unspoken," Morrison credits what group with beginning to open up the canon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What point is Morrison trying to illustrate when she brings up Moby Dick in “Unspeakable Things Unspoken"?
2. In “Academic Whispers," what three reasons does Morrison say are poor reasons to include African American literature in the canon?
3. In “Faulkner and Women," what does Morrison say Faulkner's influence on her has been?
4. According to “The Writer Before the Page," what is the relationship between Hannah Peace and Sula?
5. According to “Goodbye to All That: Race, Surrogacy, and Farewell," what have been the changes over time in the literary handling of relationships between women of different races?
6. In “The Trouble with Paradise," what does Morrison mean when she says that fiction writers have to stare unblinking into the "realm of difference"?
7. In "On Beloved," Morrison discusses Sula and Beloved in the context of feminism; what is the relationship of these two texts to feminism?
8. In “The Source of Self-Regard," what does Morrison say made her uncomfortable about the letters she received from students, and why did it make her feel this way?
9. In “Gertrude Stein and the Difference She Makes," what confuses Morrison about Stein's portrayal of Rose?
10. In “Introduction of Peter Sellars," what are the main points of Morrison's praise for Peter Sellars as an artist?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In “A Race in Mind: The Press in Deed,” Morrison introduced the motif of minstrelsy that will recur throughout her work. What is minstrelsy, and how does it relate to the ideas she explores of the “self” and the “other”?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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