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.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
B.   Mama’s high school graduation
C.   A bright, shiny TV show
D.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Large, hard-working, plain
B.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
C.   Small, muscular, agile
D.   Weak, in need of family support
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
B.   Brave, tall, outspoken
C.   Small, dark, terrified
D.   Round, pleasant, talkative
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
B.   Her father abused her before he left town.
C.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
D.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   Lighter skin, pale heels
B.   In need, asking for help and money
C.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
D.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   The use of colloquial African language
B.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
C.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
D.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
B.   The school closed when she was still a girl
C.   She became pregnant as a teenager
D.   She was forced to support her family with a job
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
B.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
C.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
D.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The milk cow
B.   The quilts hanging on the wall
C.   Maggie and Mama
D.   The run-down house
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.   Turn them into coats
B.   Display them in an art gallery
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.   Wangero
B.   Dee
C.   Hakim-a-barber
D.   Maggie

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