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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Part II--God’s Language, including the essays “The Trouble with Paradise” through “Faulkner and Woman”.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hannah Peace?
(a) A literary scholar.
(b) A Black writer that Morrison admires.
(c) A character in Beloved.
(d) The inspiration for Sula.

2. Morrison's reading of fiction about Africa written by non-African writers reminded her of what part of her childhood?
(a) Her own immigration to America from Ghana.
(b) The first time she was called a racial epithet.
(c) When she struggled to understand a movie set in Asia.
(d) When the church collection plate was passed to raise money for Africa.

3. In "Gertrude Stein and the Difference She Makes," Morrison posits that the "Lone" Ranger is "lone" because of what?
(a) His race.
(b) Hiding his face behind a mask.
(c) The presence of Tonto.
(d) His gender.

4. In "God's Language," what does Morrison say gets more attention than paradise?
(a) Hell.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Race.

5. In "The Site of Memory," Morrison remarks upon what tone common in slave narratives?
(a) Fury.
(b) Sarcasm.
(c) Objectivity.
(d) Despair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of literature does Morrison discuss at length in "Black Matter(s)"?

2. In "Moral Inhabitants," what is the list of American leaders meant to demonstrate?

3. In "Tribute to Romare Bearden," Morrison says that early scholarship on creating a canon of Black art tended to focus on what?

4. In "Academic Whispers," Morrison says that interview requests used to make her feel like she was being used as what?

5. In the story that opens "The Nobel Lecture in Literature," what do the children ask the old woman about?

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