Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Winter 2023 » 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.   A bright, shiny TV show
C.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
D.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Large, hard-working, plain
B.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
C.   Weak, in need of family support
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.   Her father abused her before he left town.
B.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
C.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
D.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
B.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
C.   In need, asking for help and money
D.   Lighter skin, pale heels
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.   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.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
B.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
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 #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The milk cow
B.   Maggie and Mama
C.   The quilts hanging on the wall
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.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
C.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
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.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
C.   Turn them into coats
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.   Dee
C.   Wangero
D.   Maggie

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