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Alice Walker
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Themes, Motifs and Symbols Quiz
1
of 5
What important term do Dee and Mama both attribute different meanings to?
Heritage
Love
Oppression
Home
2
of 5
What social institution has driven a wedge between Dee and her family, and between Dee and a true sense of self?
Mass media
Religion
Marriage
Education
3
of 5
With what motif does Walker represent characters' difficulty relating to each other, and to the outside world?
Speech/speech impediments
Physical touch
Eyesight/eye contact
Ears/listening
4
of 5
What motif signals the way in which characters connect to, or disconnect from, the past?
Naming/renaming
Artifact collection/destruction
Accents/dialects
Sewing/cutting
5
of 5
What symbolic space represents freedom from the regrets and shortcomings that have infiltrated Mama's life?
The living room
The yard
The schoolhouse
The veranda
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