1.
A grotesque character is
(1 point)
a physically unattractive character.
an unpleasant character.
one who acts immorally or unlawfully.
one who is dominated by some kind of obsession.
2.
Which of the following statements made by Mr. Shiftlet reveals that he is a grotesque character?
(1 point)
“I'd give a fortune to live where I could see me a sun do that every evening.”
“Nothing is like it used to be lady. The world is almost rotten.”
“How you know my name ain't Aaron Sparks, lady …?”
“Maybe the best I can tell you is, I'm a man …”
3.
“Everyday Use” is the story of
(1 point)
a young woman's return home.
a house that burns down.
a new marriage.
a young man meeting his inlaws.
4.
What motivates the narrator to give Maggie the quilts?
(1 point)
Wangero does not like them.
Maggie knows how to make them.
Maggie is more deserving than her sister.
Maggie wants them more than her sister does.
5.
What do the specific details in this passage reveal about Maggie?
It was Grandma Dee and Big Dee who taught her [Maggie] how to quilt herself. She stood there with her scarred hands hidden in the folds of her skirt. She looked at her sister with something like fear but she wasn't mad at her.
(1 point)
Maggie has no feeling for the quilts.
Maggie is afraid of her sister.
Maggie is a needy person who depends upon her mother and sister.
Maggie accepts the hardships life has handed her.
6.
What do the specific details in this passage reveal about the narrator's relationship with each of her daughters?
I did something I never had done before: hugged Maggie to me, then dragged her on into the room, snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero's hands and dumped them into Maggie's lap.
(1 point)
The narrator loves Maggie's faith and is brave enough herself to challenge Dee's bossy, spoiled behavior.
The narrator pities Maggie, but respects Dee, who has left home to make something of herself.
The narrator loves Dee more than Maggie.
The narrator is afraid of “Miss Wangero,” who bosses both Maggie and the narrator.
7.
This selection from The Woman Warrior focuses mainly on the personal impressions of which character?
(1 point)
Brave Orchid's niece
Brave Orchid's daughter
Brave Orchid
Moon Orchid
A grotesque character is
(1 point)
a physically unattractive character.
an unpleasant character.
one who acts immorally or unlawfully.
one who is dominated by some kind of obsession.
2.
Which of the following statements made by Mr. Shiftlet reveals that he is a grotesque character?
(1 point)
“I'd give a fortune to live where I could see me a sun do that every evening.”
“Nothing is like it used to be lady. The world is almost rotten.”
“How you know my name ain't Aaron Sparks, lady …?”
“Maybe the best I can tell you is, I'm a man …”
3.
“Everyday Use” is the story of
(1 point)
a young woman's return home.
a house that burns down.
a new marriage.
a young man meeting his inlaws.
4.
What motivates the narrator to give Maggie the quilts?
(1 point)
Wangero does not like them.
Maggie knows how to make them.
Maggie is more deserving than her sister.
Maggie wants them more than her sister does.
5.
What do the specific details in this passage reveal about Maggie?
It was Grandma Dee and Big Dee who taught her [Maggie] how to quilt herself. She stood there with her scarred hands hidden in the folds of her skirt. She looked at her sister with something like fear but she wasn't mad at her.
(1 point)
Maggie has no feeling for the quilts.
Maggie is afraid of her sister.
Maggie is a needy person who depends upon her mother and sister.
Maggie accepts the hardships life has handed her.
6.
What do the specific details in this passage reveal about the narrator's relationship with each of her daughters?
I did something I never had done before: hugged Maggie to me, then dragged her on into the room, snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero's hands and dumped them into Maggie's lap.
(1 point)
The narrator loves Maggie's faith and is brave enough herself to challenge Dee's bossy, spoiled behavior.
The narrator pities Maggie, but respects Dee, who has left home to make something of herself.
The narrator loves Dee more than Maggie.
The narrator is afraid of “Miss Wangero,” who bosses both Maggie and the narrator.
7.
This selection from The Woman Warrior focuses mainly on the personal impressions of which character?
(1 point)
Brave Orchid's niece
Brave Orchid's daughter
Brave Orchid
Moon Orchid