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