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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 many years back did the presence of African-Americans in the US begin?
(a) 600.
(b) 500.
(c) 300.
(d) 400.

2. Which of the following does Morrison acknowledge?
(a) That each writer tries to avoid writing about race.
(b) That each reader is looking for something different.
(c) That each reader reads differently.
(d) That each author is biased.

3. Morrison says that what item reveals itself differently to each writer?
(a) Book.
(b) Pen.
(c) Notebook.
(d) Paper.

4. How many pages into The Words to Say It does "the thing" happen?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 80.
(d) 120.

5. What does Morrison say produces work?
(a) Relaxation.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Perseverance.
(d) Stress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rises up when the character dies in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?

2. What is the white image related to the erasure of, according to Morrison?

3. Who wrote The Words to Say It?

4. What does Morrison wonder most about Cardinal?

5. Who is the author of the quote from Preludes IV?

(see the answer key)

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