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Question 1

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken:

She was completely free of ambition, with no affection for money. property or things, no greed, no desire to command attention or compliments-no ego. For that reason, she felt no compulsion to verify herself. be consistent within herself - Toni Morrison, Sula page 119

Using the quotation above from Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation:

1. Sula is an independent being "she felt no compulsion to verify herself-be consistent within herself' (Morrison 119). Her approach to life is one of discovery.

2 Sula is an independent being: "[S]he felt no compulsion to verify herself-be consistent within. herself (Morrison 119). Her approach to life is one of discovery.

3. Sula is an independent being "S]he felt no compulsion to verify herself-be consistent within herself" (Morrison 119) Her approach to life is one of discovery.

Question 2

Here is the original text from which the quotations in the options below are taken:

Sula, however, is not primarily concerned with the social conflict between the white and the African. American communities of Medallion. The novel mostly concerns the way African American communities both include and exclude those members who have violated community mores or who have become dislocated in ways that cause them to live on the moral or social margins. The novel presents characters who each signify an adaptation to this community, a community divided by class - Joseph Mclaren. "Masterplots: Sula, "database article with no page numbers

Using the quotation above from an article about Sula as reference, choose the correctly quoted and cited option below. Pay close attention to punctuation and wording in the quotation:

1. In Sula, Morrison seems to be more concemed with the internal social dynamics of the black community of The Bottom and "characters who each signify an adaptation to ... a community divided by class" (McLaren).

2. In Sula, Morrison seems to be more concerned with the internal social dynamics of the black community of The Bottom and "characters who each signify an adaptation to a communily divided by class" (Mclaren).

3. In Sula, Morrison seems to be more concemed with the internal social dynamics of the black 3. community of The Bottom and "characters who each signify an adaptation to .. a community divided by class." (McLaren)

Answer 1

Answers:

5. 1. Sula is an independent being, "she felt no compulsion to verify herself-be consistent within herself" (Morrison 119). Her approach to life is one of discovery.

6. 2. In Sula, Morrison seems to be more concerned with the internal social dynamics of the black community of the Bottom and "characters who each signify an adaptation to a community divided by class" (McLauren).