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.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
B.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
C.   Mama’s high school graduation
D.   A bright, shiny TV show
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.   Small, dark, terrified
B.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
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.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
C.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
D.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
B.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
C.   In need, asking for help and money
D.   Lighter skin, pale heels
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
B.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
C.   The use of colloquial African language
D.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   She became pregnant as a teenager
B.   She was forced to support her family with a job
C.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
D.   The school closed when she was still a girl
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
B.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
C.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
D.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The quilts hanging on the wall
B.   The milk cow
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.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
D.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
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.   Turn them into coats
D.   Display them in an art gallery
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Hakim-a-barber
B.   Maggie
C.   Wangero
D.   Dee

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