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35 Cards in this Set
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When and where was Toni Morrison born?
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-1931
-Lorain, Ohio |
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What was Morrison's birth name?
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Chloe Anthony Wofford
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Morrison's parents:
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-proud of work and heritage
-VERY RELIGIOUS -mother was in the church choir |
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Toni Morrison
-Grade school years |
-only black in 1st grade class and only student who could read
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Toni Morrison
-Racism: |
-Didnt encounter racism until she began dating
-dated white guys -black community was critical of her -She didnt write about racism |
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Toni Morrison
-Grade school years: Dating |
-didnt encounter racism until she began dating
-she DATED WHITE GUYS |
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Toni Morrison graduated _______ with honors.
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high school
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Toni Morrison received her BA from _________ in _______.
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-Howard University
-Washington, DC |
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Morrison majored in _______ and minored in _______.
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-English
-classics (CLASSICAL LITERATURE) |
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Change her name to Toni during her college years, which is:
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-a shortened version of her middle name (Anthony)
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Morrison toured south with a _______ during her college years.
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repertory company
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Morrison got her MA from _______ in _______.
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-Cornell
-New York |
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Morrison taught at what 3 Universities?
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-Texas Southern University
-Howard University -State University of New York |
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Morrison was a(an) associate editor of _________ in _______(year).
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-Random House
-1967 |
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Toni Morrison's HIGHEST HONOR was:
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-becoming a visiting lecturer at Yale
-1976-77 |
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Toni Morrison's 2nd highest honor was what?
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being appointed to the National Council on the Arts
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Who appointed Morrison to the National Council on the Arts?
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President Jimmy Carter
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in _____(year) Morrison was named _________ Professor of the Humanities at the State University of New York.
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-1984
-Albert Schweitzer |
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in _____(year) Morrison was named _________ Professor in the Council of Humanities at Princeton University.
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-1987
-Robert F. Goheen |
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What was significant about Morrison being named Robert F. Goheen professor of the Council of Humanities at Princeton University?
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-She was the 1st black woman writer to hold a named chair at any Ivy league University
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Morrison received the Nobel Prize for what? when?
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-Literature
-1993 |
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When did Morrison retire from Princeton?
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-Made the announcement in 2006
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In ______ Morrison published "The Bluest Eye"
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1970 this was published
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In 1973 Morrison published:
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"Sula"
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In _____ Morrison published "Song of Solomon".
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1977
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What piece of literature did Morrison receive the most praise for?
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"Song of Solomon"
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In 1981 Morrison published:
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"Tar Baby"
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In _____ Morrison published "Beloved"
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1987 this was published
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Morrison was rewarded with the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for this novel:
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"Beloved"
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_________ is the highest honor for one piece of literature.
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Pulitzer Prize
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In 2006, The New York Times Book Review named _______ the best novel of the past _______years.
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-"Beloved"
-25 |
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In 1994 Morrison published:
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"Jazz"
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In _____ Morrison published "Paradise"
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1998 this was published
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In 2003 Morrison published:
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"Love"
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"A Mercy" was published in _____.
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2008 this was published
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