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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 Material items like a butter churn
C Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
D Evidence of their history such as a family tree
Question #4
A Maggie and Mama
B The milk cow
C The quilts hanging on the wall
D The run-down house
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 The school closed when she was still a girl
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 She became pregnant as a teenager
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 Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
B Harsh, confident, she never had friends
C In need, asking for help and money
D Lighter skin, pale heels
Question #9
A She fell onto the stove as a child.
B Her father abused her before he left town.
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 Small, dark, terrified
B Successful, intelligent, manipulative
C Round, pleasant, talkative
D Brave, tall, outspoken
Question #11
A Small, muscular, agile
B Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
C Large, hard-working, plain
D Weak, in need of family support
Question #12
A Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
B A bright, shiny TV show
C Mama’s high school graduation
D As a guest at her daughter’s home