Plot 1
What event in Maggie's life is mostly to blame for her shyness?
a trauma she suffered when t he house burned down
What trait does Dee share with her mother?
Both are strong-willed
What word means to move sideways?
sidle
"A dress so loud it hurts my eyes. "
metaphor, personification, hyperbole
To connect with her African roots, what does Dee do?
changes her name
What is the MAIN conflict of the story?
Dee wanting the quilts
What word means principles or teachings or beliefs?
doctrines
"I am a large, big-boned woman . . ."
alliteration
What device does the author mostly use to tell us about mother?
narration
Which character sees herself as a strong, capable woman?
What word means searching thoroughly or in a rough manner?
rifling
"There I meet a smiling, gray, sporty man like Johnny Carson . . ."
allusion
What does Maggie get at the end of the story?
quilt
Why will the mother not let Dee have the quilts?
because she already promised them to Maggie
What word means drawing back or huddling in fear?
"She thinks her sister has held life always in the palm of one hand. . ."
metaphor
How are Dee and Maggie different?
Maggie is closer to her mother than Dee is. Dee is outgoing and attractive whereas Maggie is scarred and shy.
What does the narrator do for the first time at the end of the story?
hugs Maggie
What word means to keep down by unjust use of power?
oppress
"It is like an extended living room."
simile