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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Wangero
B Dee
C Hakim-a-barber
D Maggie
Question #2
A Hang them up as decorative pieces
B Display them in an art gallery
C Turn them into coats
D Place them on the bed to keep warm
Question #3
A Material items like a butter churn
B Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
C Evidence of their history such as a family tree
D Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
Question #4
A The quilts hanging on the wall
B Maggie and Mama
C The run-down house
D The milk cow
Question #5
A Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
B “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
C There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
D Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
Question #6
A The school closed when she was still a girl
B She became pregnant as a teenager
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 Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
B The use of colloquial African language
C Detailed description which creates vivid images
D Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
Question #8
A Harsh, confident, she never had friends
B Lighter skin, pale heels
C In need, asking for help and money
D Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
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 Small, dark, terrified
B Round, pleasant, talkative
C Successful, intelligent, manipulative
D Brave, tall, outspoken
Question #11
A Large, hard-working, plain
B Weak, in need of family support
C Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
D Small, muscular, agile
Question #12
A Mama’s high school graduation
B A bright, shiny TV show
C As a guest at her daughter’s home
D Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas