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1. Dee’s adoption of the name Wangero symbolizes:
A. Dee’s rejection of her sister
B. Dee’s changed perspective on her heritage
C. Dee’s changed perspective on her mother
D. both A and B
E. both A and C
2. The quilts in this story symbolize:
A. Inherited values
B. Monetary value
C. The beauty of useful objects
D. Both A and B
E. Both A and C
3. The idea that true cultural power comes from having an intimate knowledge of one’s roots is:
A. the motif of the story
B. the antithesis of the story
C. the theme of the story
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
4. Maggie’s past is
A. artificially created by her
B. memory
C. an essential and active part of her present
D. both a and b
E. both b and c
5. Which character is an example of a dynamic character?
A. Dee
B. Mama
C. Hakim
D. None of the above
6. What is the significance of Mama remembering having been “hooked in the side by a cow in ’49”?
A. Like a cow, Mama has a strong spirit and is always ready for a fight.
B. Like a cow is mild mannered, Mama is mild mannered and will always give in to Dee.
C. Like a cow is mild mannered until milked the wrong way, Mama is mild mannered with
Maggie until Maggie “milks” her the wrong way.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
7. This story is told from what point of view?
A. First person point of view
B. Third person omniscient
C. Third person limited
D. Objective
E. None of the above
8. Maggie’s willingness to give the quilts to Dee shows
A. Maggie’s self-sacrifice.
B. Maggie’s ethnic pretentiousness.
C. Maggie’s authentic relationship to her heritage.
D. both a and b
E. both a and c
9. Dee’s taking the dasher to the butter churn shows
A. Dee’s appreciation for things of everyday use.
B. Dee’s ethnic pretentiousness.
C. Dee’s authentic relationship to her heritage.
D. both a and b
E. both a and c
10. Which character is an example of a static character?
A. Mama
B. Dee
C. Maggie
D. Both a and b
E. Both b and c
11. The misspelling of Dee’s 3 chosen names: Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo is an example of:
A. direct characterization
B. indirect characterization
C. Superficiality
D. both b and c
E. none of the above
12. Dee’s chosen name Leewanika might suggest:
A. Dee wishes to be associated with the peasants of Africa to which she is rooted through heritage.
B. Dee’s subconscious yearning for royalty
C. Dee’s connection to her American heritage.
D. Dee wanted to choose a name to anger her mother.
E. Dee wanted to choose a name Hakim would like
13. Asalamalakin
A. is Hakim’s real name
B. means peace be with you
C. is the name Hakim originally gives Mama when introducing himself
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
14. What is significant about the name Hakim-a-barber?
A. It is a corruption of the name Hakim-A-Baba
B. It is the title of a spiritual leader.
C. Walker satirizes the name.
D. The name represents the superficiality of the young man in the story.
E. All of the above
15. When Mama reflects upon Dee’s name and how far it goes back in her family, this reveals
A. the irony in Dee’s replacing this name in order to gain her true heritage
B. the American heritage that is an important part of her African American heritage
C. the oppression of the name she gave to her daughter
D. both a and b
E. all of the above
16. Dee’s past is
A. Artificially created by her
B. Memory
C. An essential and active part of her present
D. Both a and b
E. Both b and c
17. Which character is rapacious or given to greed?
A. Hakim
B. Dee
C. Maggie
D. Mama
E. None of the above
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