What African Tradition does Morrison follow when writing a story?
Oral Story Telling
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What did Saphhira intend to happen by inviting her nephew, Martin, over?
That Nancy would be seduced by Martin (19)
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What was the name of the chapter meant to be read for today's class?
Black Matters
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Why is Macon III nicknamed "Milkman?"
Ruth breastfeeds him for much longer than is common for children.
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How many children did Solomon have?
21
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What is the investigation into the ways in which a nonwhite, African-like (or Africanist) presence/persona was constructed in the United States?
American Africanism (6)
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What story does Morrison begin to analyze towards the end of this chapter?
Willa Cather's "Sapphira and the Slave Girl" (18)
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How did she begin her Nobel Peace Prize for Literature speech?
"Once upon a time"
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Who jumped of the roof of the hospital in the beginning of the book?
Mr. Robert Smith
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Name 3 characters with Biblical names.
Pilot, Magdalena, First Corinthians, Ruth, Solomon, Rebecca [Reba], Hagar
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What is the name of the slave girl in Willa Cather's "Sapphira and the Slave Girl?"
Nancy (18)
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What problem does Morrison find with Willa Cather's "Sapphira and the slave girl?"
"The power and license of a white slave mistress over her female slaves" (18)
300
Where did Toni Morrison grow up?
Lorain, Ohio.
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What is the actual name of "not Doctor Street?"
Main Avenue
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What is the name of the town in Pennsylvania that Milkman goes to in order to discover more about his family's history?
Danville
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What is Toni Morrison's main objective?
Morrison's objective is "to draw a map, so to speak, of a critical geography and use that map to open as much space for discovery, intellectual adventure, and close exploration as did the original charting of the New World--without the mandate for conquest"(3).
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What does the fish bowl analogy represent?
How she relied on her own knowledge of how books are written and language arrives; The self evident ways that Americans choose to talk about themselves through a choked representation of African presence becomes transparent. (17)
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How old is Toni Morrison?
84 years old
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What is Macon I's real name?
Jake
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How did Macon Jr. explain how he found Ruth with her deceased father to the readers and Macon III [the first time]?
Macon Jr. said that he found her naked in bed with her deceased father and Ruth had her fingers in his mouth.