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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Hakim-a-barber
B Maggie
C Dee
D Wangero
Question #2
A Turn them into coats
B Display them in an art gallery
C Hang them up as decorative pieces
D Place them on the bed to keep warm
Question #3
A Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
B Material items like a butter churn
C Evidence of their history such as a family tree
D Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
Question #4
A Maggie and Mama
B The quilts hanging on the wall
C The milk cow
D The run-down house
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 She was forced to support her family with a job
B She became pregnant as a teenager
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 The use of colloquial African language
B Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
C Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
D Detailed description which creates vivid images
Question #8
A Lighter skin, pale heels
B Harsh, confident, she never had friends
C Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
D In need, asking for help and money
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 Brave, tall, outspoken
B Round, pleasant, talkative
C Small, dark, terrified
D Successful, intelligent, manipulative
Question #11
A Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
B Small, muscular, agile
C Large, hard-working, plain
D Weak, in need of family support
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