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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 Hang them up as decorative pieces
B Place them on the bed to keep warm
C Display them in an art gallery
D Turn them into coats
Question #3
A Material items like a butter churn
B Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
C Evidence of their history such as a family tree
D Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
Question #4
A The milk cow
B Maggie and Mama
C The quilts hanging on the wall
D The run-down house
Question #5
A “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
B Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
C There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
D Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
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 became pregnant as a teenager
D She was forced to support her family with a job
Question #7
A Detailed description which creates vivid images
B The use of colloquial African language
C Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
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 Lighter skin, pale heels
D In need, asking for help and money
Question #9
A From the fire that burnt the other house down.
B She fell onto the stove as a child.
C The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
D Her father abused her before he left town.
Question #10
A Round, pleasant, talkative
B Successful, intelligent, manipulative
C Small, dark, terrified
D Brave, tall, outspoken
Question #11
A Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
B Large, hard-working, plain
C Small, muscular, agile
D Weak, in need of family support
Question #12
A As a guest at her daughter’s home
B Mama’s high school graduation
C Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
D A bright, shiny TV show