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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Dee
B Wangero
C Maggie
D Hakim-a-barber
Question #2
A Place them on the bed to keep warm
B Display them in an art gallery
C Turn them into coats
D Hang them up as decorative pieces
Question #3
A Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
B Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
C Evidence of their history such as a family tree
D Material items like a butter churn
Question #4
A The run-down house
B The quilts hanging on the wall
C The milk cow
D Maggie and Mama
Question #5
A There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
B “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
C Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
D Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions
Question #6
A There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
B The school closed when she was still a girl
C She became pregnant as a teenager
D She was forced to support her family with a job
Question #7
A Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
B Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
C The use of colloquial African language
D Detailed description which creates vivid images
Question #8
A Harsh, confident, she never had friends
B In need, asking for help and money
C Lighter skin, pale heels
D Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
Question #9
A Her father abused her before he left town.
B From the fire that burnt the other house down.
C She fell onto the stove as a child.
D The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
Question #10
A Successful, intelligent, manipulative
B Brave, tall, outspoken
C Small, dark, terrified
D Round, pleasant, talkative
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 Mama’s high school graduation
B As a guest at her daughter’s home
C Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
D A bright, shiny TV show