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.   A bright, shiny TV show
C.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
D.   Mama’s high school graduation
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Weak, in need of family support
B.   Large, hard-working, plain
C.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
D.   Small, muscular, agile
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Small, dark, terrified
B.   Brave, tall, outspoken
C.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
D.   Round, pleasant, talkative
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
B.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
C.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
D.   Her father abused her before he left town.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
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 #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
B.   The use of colloquial African language
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.   She was forced to support her family with a job
B.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
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.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
B.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
C.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
D.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The quilts hanging on the wall
B.   Maggie and Mama
C.   The milk cow
D.   The run-down house
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.   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 #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
A.   Turn them into coats
B.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
C.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
D.   Display them in an art gallery
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Dee
B.   Maggie
C.   Wangero
D.   Hakim-a-barber

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