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