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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. In one of Hemingway's works, what does the character named Catherine aspire to be for her husband?
(a) Little girl.
(b) African girl.
(c) Housewife.
(d) Good lover.

2. What does Morrison claim is not representative of a black woman for her?
(a) All of the above.
(b) Love.
(c) Dread.
(d) Anarchy.

3. In Hemingway's work, who represents an outlaw of sexuality?
(a) White men.
(b) White women.
(c) Black women.
(d) Black men.

4. Where does William Dunbar claim land?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Florida.
(d) Oklahoma.

5. What does Morrison wonder most about Cardinal?
(a) Why she went to a Louis Armstrong concert.
(b) When she knew she was in trouble.
(c) When she felt she had to panic.
(d) Why she wrote a book.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The presence of blacks is inherent and inextricable from the definition of which word?

3. What is American literature described as being in Playing in the Dark?

4. What does Cardinal's first therapy realization concern?

5. What persuaded Morrison to read The Words to Say It?

(see the answer key)

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