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.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
B.   A bright, shiny TV show
C.   Mama’s high school graduation
D.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
B.   Large, hard-working, plain
C.   Weak, in need of family support
D.   Small, muscular, agile
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
B.   Brave, tall, outspoken
C.   Round, pleasant, talkative
D.   Small, dark, terrified
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.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
D.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
B.   In need, asking for help and money
C.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
D.   Lighter skin, pale heels
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
B.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
C.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
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.   She became pregnant as a teenager
C.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
D.   She was forced to support her family with a job
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
B.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
C.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
D.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
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.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
B.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
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.   Turn them into coats
B.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
C.   Display them in an art gallery
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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