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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Black Matters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which author does Morrison mention first as containing black references?
(a) Evanovich.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Angelou.
(d) Shakespeare.

2. Which of the following does Morrison say studies of racism focus on?
(a) Accusers.
(b) Abusers.
(c) Activists.
(d) Victims.

3. Who was Cardinal warned against having relationships with?
(a) Arab people.
(b) Black people.
(c) White people.
(d) Jewish people.

4. What does Morrison claim that critics do not say about Sapphira and the Slave Girl?
(a) Why people read it.
(b) Why it is a failure.
(c) Why it was written.
(d) Why it is successful.

5. Until recently, what did Morrison assume about all readers of American fiction?
(a) They are raceless.
(b) They are women.
(c) They are white.
(d) They are men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Morrison not mention the world as being?

2. What is "the Thing"?

3. Which of the dichotomies is shown in the example of a slave woman being kind to her mistress's children but her own mother is not good to her?

4. What does Morrison argue for extending?

5. What does Morrison describe Sapphira and the Slave Girl as being an example of?

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