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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: Romancing the Shadow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Morrison feel about the scholar who deemed the term "darky" acceptable?
(a) Angry.
(b) Accepting.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Distrusting.

2. Possessed, where does Cardinal run?
(a) Into the park.
(b) Into a concert hall.
(c) Into the street.
(d) Into a theater.

3. What does Morrison determine is the cause of Nancy's mother's lack of maternal love?
(a) Her personality.
(b) Her skin color.
(c) Her kindness.
(d) Her hair color.

4. What group does Dunbar write about the suppression of?
(a) Europeans.
(b) Americans.
(c) Africans.
(d) Slaves.

5. Who is Sapphira jealous of?
(a) Her slave.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What analogy does Morrison use to describe what studies of racism should focus on?

2. What does Morrison's work require her to consider?

3. What is the second meditation that Morrison suggests an American group offers itself up as a surrogate for?

4. Who did Morrison thank for helping her with the book?

5. According to Morrison, what do reading and writing require?

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