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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Maggie
B Dee
C Hakim-a-barber
D Wangero
Question #2
A Hang them up as decorative pieces
B Place them on the bed to keep warm
C Turn them into coats
D Display them in an art gallery
Question #3
A Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
B Material items like a butter churn
C Evidence of their history such as a family tree
D Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
Question #4
A The quilts hanging on the wall
B The run-down house
C The milk cow
D Maggie and Mama
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 “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
D Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
Question #6
A She became pregnant as a teenager
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 was forced to support her family with a job
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 Lighter skin, pale heels
B Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
C In need, asking for help and money
D Harsh, confident, she never had friends
Question #9
A She fell onto the stove as a child.
B From the fire that burnt the other house down.
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 Brave, tall, outspoken
B Small, dark, terrified
C Round, pleasant, talkative
D Successful, intelligent, manipulative
Question #11
A Small, muscular, agile
B Weak, in need of family support
C Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
D Large, hard-working, plain
Question #12
A Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
B As a guest at her daughter’s home
C A bright, shiny TV show
D Mama’s high school graduation