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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Wangero
B Maggie
C Hakim-a-barber
D Dee
Question #2
A Turn them into coats
B Place them on the bed to keep warm
C Display them in an art gallery
D Hang them up as decorative pieces
Question #3
A Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
B Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
C Material items like a butter churn
D Evidence of their history such as a family tree
Question #4
A The run-down house
B Maggie and Mama
C The milk cow
D The quilts hanging on the wall
Question #5
A Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
B “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
C Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
D There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
Question #6
A She became pregnant as a teenager
B The school closed when she was still a girl
C She was forced to support her family with a job
D There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
Question #7
A Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
B Detailed description which creates vivid images
C Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
D The use of colloquial African language
Question #8
A Lighter skin, pale heels
B Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
C Harsh, confident, she never had friends
D In need, asking for help and money
Question #9
A Her father abused her before he left town.
B She fell onto the stove as a child.
C The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
D From the fire that burnt the other house down.
Question #10
A Successful, intelligent, manipulative
B Round, pleasant, talkative
C Small, dark, terrified
D Brave, tall, outspoken
Question #11
A Small, muscular, agile
B Large, hard-working, plain
C Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
D Weak, in need of family support
Question #12
A A bright, shiny TV show
B As a guest at her daughter’s home
C Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
D Mama’s high school graduation