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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of Possession?
(a) Arthur Brown.
(b) Antonia Byatt.
(c) Anthony Beccket.
(d) Ashley Bassat.

2. According to Morrison, what do readers and writers struggle to interpret?
(a) Character traits like anger.
(b) Dialogue.
(c) Imagined worlds.
(d) Excitement and happiness.

3. According to Morrison, what demands are put on black people?
(a) Purity and restraint.
(b) Anger and acceptance.
(c) Persistence and drive.
(d) Hope and loss.

4. Where does Morrison claim to apply the knowledge in Playing in the Dark?
(a) The way she communicates.
(b) The class she teaches.
(c) The way she reads.
(d) The way she argues.

5. According to Morrison, what do readers and writers fight for?
(a) Meaning and responsibility.
(b) Defintion and defiance.
(c) Individuality and duality.
(d) Determination and fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What put the author of The Words to Say It into a gripped panic?

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

3. What does Morrison claim is not representative of a black woman for her?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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