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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 writes about not wanting to turn her readers into voyeurs. In this context, the word "voyeur" should be defined how?
2. In "Academic Whispers," Morrison says that interview requests used to make her feel like she was being used as what?
3. In "Faulkner and Women," what does Morrison say is characteristic of Black art?
4. In "Hard, True, and Lasting," Morrison says that what feeling is the first one writers feel when they begin to write?
5. In "Grendel and His Mother," what omission from Beowulf does Morrison say is significant?
Short Essay Questions
1. In “Academic Whispers," what does Morrison say used to annoy her about being asked to speak about racism?
2. In “Introduction of Peter Sellars," what are the main points of Morrison's praise for Peter Sellars as an artist?
3. In “The Site of Memory," what reasons does Morrison give for finding her inclusion in an anthology about memoir to be both strange and appropriate?
4. In “The Trouble with Paradise," what does Morrison mean when she says that fiction writers have to stare unblinking into the "realm of difference"?
5. In “Gertrude Stein and the Difference She Makes," what confuses Morrison about Stein's portrayal of Rose?
6. In “James Baldwin Eulogy,” Morrison explains that Baldwin brought "three gifts." What is this an allusion to, and how does it function in this piece?
7. In “The Source of Self-Regard," what does Morrison describe as some of the contradictions that jazz contains?
8. In “The Trouble with Paradise" what reasons does Morrison give for leaving the racial identification of those in the Convent ambiguous?
9. In “Invisible Ink," what does Morrison say bothers her about the association of the word "pleasure" with reading?
10. In “Rememory," Morrison describes her writing process using memory and explains how it is similar to a thematic and narrative element in one of her books. What is her process, and which book's narrative does she see it reflected in.
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 “Gertrude Stein and the Difference She Makes,” Morrison offers a critique of the relationship of Mark Twain, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe to the natural world. Explain the basis of her critique and evaluate the strength of the evidence she offers in her discussion of each author.
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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