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.   Mama’s high school graduation
B.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
C.   A bright, shiny TV show
D.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Weak, in need of family support
B.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
C.   Large, hard-working, plain
D.   Small, muscular, agile
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.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
B.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
C.   Her father abused her before he left town.
D.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   In need, asking for help and money
B.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
C.   Lighter skin, pale heels
D.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
B.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
C.   The use of colloquial African language
D.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   She became pregnant as a teenager
B.   She was forced to support her family with a job
C.   The school closed when she was still a girl
D.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
B.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
C.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
D.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The quilts hanging on the wall
B.   The run-down house
C.   The milk cow
D.   Maggie and Mama
Question #10
What aspects of Dee’s former life is she determined to recapture?
A.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
B.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
C.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
D.   Material items like a butter churn
Question #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
A.   Display them in an art gallery
B.   Turn them into coats
C.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
D.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Hakim-a-barber
B.   Wangero
C.   Maggie
D.   Dee

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