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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 Wangero
D Maggie
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 Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
B Material items like a butter churn
C Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
D Evidence of their history such as a family tree
Question #4
A The milk cow
B The run-down house
C The quilts hanging on the wall
D Maggie and Mama
Question #5
A Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
B “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
C Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
D There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
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 The school closed when she was still a girl
D She became pregnant as a teenager
Question #7
A Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
B Detailed description which creates vivid images
C Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
D The use of colloquial African language
Question #8
A Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
B Harsh, confident, she never had friends
C In need, asking for help and money
D Lighter skin, pale heels
Question #9
A Her father abused her before he left town.
B The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
C She fell onto the stove as a child.
D From the fire that burnt the other house down.
Question #10
A Round, pleasant, talkative
B Successful, intelligent, manipulative
C Small, dark, terrified
D Brave, tall, outspoken
Question #11
A Large, hard-working, plain
B Weak, in need of family support
C Small, muscular, agile
D Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
Question #12
A Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
B A bright, shiny TV show
C Mama’s high school graduation
D As a guest at her daughter’s home