Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Summer 2019 » "Everyday Use" Quiz

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Question #1
Where does Mama dream of being reunited with Dee?
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
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
B.   Small, muscular, agile
C.   Weak, in need of family support
D.   Large, hard-working, plain
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Brave, tall, outspoken
B.   Small, dark, terrified
C.   Round, pleasant, talkative
D.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
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 #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
B.   In need, asking for help and money
C.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
D.   Lighter skin, pale heels
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
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 #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
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 #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
B.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
C.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
D.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   Maggie and Mama
B.   The quilts hanging on the wall
C.   The run-down house
D.   The milk cow
Question #10
What aspects of Dee’s former life is she determined to recapture?
A.   Material items like a butter churn
B.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
C.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
D.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
Question #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
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 #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Wangero
B.   Maggie
C.   Dee
D.   Hakim-a-barber

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