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.   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
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Large, hard-working, plain
B.   Small, muscular, agile
C.   Weak, in need of family support
D.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Round, pleasant, talkative
B.   Small, dark, terrified
C.   Brave, tall, outspoken
D.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
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 #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   Lighter skin, pale heels
B.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
C.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
D.   In need, asking for help and money
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   The use of colloquial African language
B.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
C.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
D.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
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 #8
Which of these is a simile?
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 #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The milk cow
B.   Maggie and Mama
C.   The run-down house
D.   The quilts hanging on the wall
Question #10
What aspects of Dee’s former life is she determined to recapture?
A.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
B.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
C.   Material items like a butter churn
D.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
Question #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
A.   Display them in an art gallery
B.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
C.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
D.   Turn them into coats
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Maggie
B.   Hakim-a-barber
C.   Dee
D.   Wangero

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