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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Maggie
B Wangero
C Dee
D Hakim-a-barber
Question #2
A Turn them into coats
B Display them in an art gallery
C Place them on the bed to keep warm
D Hang them up as decorative pieces
Question #3
A Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
B Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
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 quilts hanging on the wall
D The milk cow
Question #5
A Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
B Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
C “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
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 She was forced to support her family with a job
C There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
D The school closed when she was still a girl
Question #7
A Detailed description which creates vivid images
B Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
C The use of colloquial African language
D Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
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 The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
B From the fire that burnt the other house down.
C She fell onto the stove as a child.
D Her father abused her before he left town.
Question #10
A Round, pleasant, talkative
B Successful, intelligent, manipulative
C Brave, tall, outspoken
D Small, dark, terrified
Question #11
A Weak, in need of family support
B Small, muscular, agile
C Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
D Large, hard-working, plain
Question #12
A Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
B Mama’s high school graduation
C A bright, shiny TV show
D As a guest at her daughter’s home