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