7th In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens – Flashcards
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In "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," the best word to describe Alice Walker's attitude toward her mother and other black women of that generation is
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admiring
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In "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," the quilt that Walker discovers in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. is for her a notable example of
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the creative abilities of its creator
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In "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," the maker of the quilt so admired by Walker is
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unknown
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In "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," Walker states that her mother's gift for storytelling
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had a major influence on Walker's development as a writer
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In "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," the other major creative interest shown by Walker's mother was
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gardening
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The word root -lab- meaning "work" is most closely related to which of the following words
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laboratory
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In "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," Walker's mother's gardening efforts are best described as
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very successful and well known
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In "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," by calling her mother's gardening an art, Walker is saying that it was
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much more important than a hobby
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The word illuminates is built upon the word root -lum-. What is the meaning of this root
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light
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Which of the following words best captures the feelings that Walker expresses in this passage from "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens" I notice that it is only when my mother is working in her flowers that she is radiant, almost to the point of being invisible-except as Creator hand and eye
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disbelief
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In "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," Walker describes how intruded upon her mother was in her attempts to be an artist. Which word is built on the same root as intruded?
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protruding
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In "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," Walker imagines that over two hundred years ago, there might have been another woman just like her mother in
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Africa
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Which of the following words is not spelled correctly
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synonim
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In the following sentence from "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens," what do the italicized herbs represent? Before she left home for the fields, she watered her flowers, chopped up the grass, and laid out new beds.
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physical action
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In the following sentence, which words are verbs? But the telling of these stories, which came from my mother's lips as naturally as breathing, was not the only way my mother showed herself as an artist.
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came, was, showed
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Which of the following words is closest in meaning to radiant?
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shining
