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.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
D.   A bright, shiny TV show
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Small, muscular, agile
B.   Weak, in need of family support
C.   Large, hard-working, plain
D.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
B.   Small, dark, terrified
C.   Round, pleasant, talkative
D.   Brave, tall, outspoken
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   Her father abused her before he left town.
B.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
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.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
B.   Lighter skin, pale heels
C.   In need, asking for help and money
D.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
B.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
C.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
D.   The use of colloquial African language
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   The school closed when she was still a girl
B.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
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 run-down house
B.   The quilts hanging on the wall
C.   Maggie and Mama
D.   The milk cow
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.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
B.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
C.   Display them in an art gallery
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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