Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Winter 2020 » Everyday Use Quiz

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Question #1
Where does Mama dream of being reunited with Dee?
A.   A bright, shiny TV show
B.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
C.   Mama’s high school graduation
D.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Small, muscular, agile
B.   Weak, in need of family support
C.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
D.   Large, hard-working, plain
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Brave, tall, outspoken
B.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
C.   Small, dark, terrified
D.   Round, pleasant, talkative
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
B.   Her father abused her before he left town.
C.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
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.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
C.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
D.   In need, asking for help and money
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   The use of colloquial African language
B.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
C.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
D.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
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.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
B.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions
C.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
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.   Maggie and Mama
B.   The quilts hanging on the wall
C.   The run-down house
D.   The milk cow
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.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
C.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
D.   Material items like a butter churn
Question #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
A.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
B.   Display them in an art gallery
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.   Dee
B.   Maggie
C.   Hakim-a-barber
D.   Wangero

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