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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Disturbing Nurses and the Kindness of Sharks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Morrison take completely?
(a) She does not take a position.
(b) She dislikes American literature.
(c) She is against literary whiteness and blackness.
(d) She is for literary whiteness and blackness.

2. What do some suggest is a way to evade history?
(a) Race.
(b) Religion.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Romance.

3. What is the name of the book Morrison opens with in Chapter 3?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Charles.
(c) William.
(d) Adam.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Morrison say studies of racism focus on?

2. For Morrison, when a writer is challenged and activities are more difficult, what else do they become?

3. What is the race of the character in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym?

4. In the novel featuring Catherine, what is the social taboo of blackness associated with?

5. Where were the lectures that Playing in the Dark is based on given?

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