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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 Hang them up as decorative pieces
B Turn them into coats
C Display them in an art gallery
D Place them on the bed to keep warm
Question #3
A Evidence of their history such as a family tree
B Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
C Material items like a butter churn
D Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
Question #4
A The milk cow
B The run-down house
C Maggie and Mama
D The quilts hanging on the wall
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 Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
D “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
Question #6
A There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
B She was forced to support her family with a job
C She became pregnant as a teenager
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 Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
D The use of colloquial African language
Question #8
A In need, asking for help and money
B Harsh, confident, she never had friends
C Lighter skin, pale heels
D Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
Question #9
A The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
B She fell onto the stove as a child.
C Her father abused her before he left town.
D From the fire that burnt the other house down.
Question #10
A Successful, intelligent, manipulative
B Small, dark, terrified
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 As a guest at her daughter’s home
B Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
C Mama’s high school graduation
D A bright, shiny TV show