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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Dee
B Hakim-a-barber
C Maggie
D Wangero
Question #2
A Place them on the bed to keep warm
B Hang them up as decorative pieces
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 Material items like a butter churn
C Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
D Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
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 There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
C “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
D Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
Question #6
A The school closed when she was still a girl
B There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
C She was forced to support her family with a job
D She became pregnant as a teenager
Question #7
A Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
B Detailed description which creates vivid images
C The use of colloquial African language
D Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
Question #8
A Harsh, confident, she never had friends
B Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
C In need, asking for help and money
D Lighter skin, pale heels
Question #9
A The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
B Her father abused her before he left town.
C From the fire that burnt the other house down.
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 Weak, in need of family support
B Small, muscular, agile
C Large, hard-working, plain
D Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
Question #12
A Mama’s high school graduation
B Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
C As a guest at her daughter’s home
D A bright, shiny TV show