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.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
B.   Mama’s high school graduation
C.   A bright, shiny TV show
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.   Small, muscular, agile
D.   Weak, in need of family support
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Brave, tall, outspoken
B.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
C.   Round, pleasant, talkative
D.   Small, dark, terrified
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
B.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
C.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
D.   Her father abused her before he left town.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   Lighter skin, pale heels
B.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
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.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
C.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
D.   The use of colloquial African language
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   She became pregnant as a teenager
B.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
C.   She was forced to support her family with a job
D.   The school closed when she was still a girl
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
B.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions
C.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
D.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   Maggie and Mama
B.   The run-down house
C.   The milk cow
D.   The quilts hanging on the wall
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.   Material items like a butter churn
C.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
D.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
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.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
D.   Turn them into coats
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Wangero
B.   Maggie
C.   Hakim-a-barber
D.   Dee

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