Mama Johnson has two daughters: Maggie, living with Mama and steeped every day in their heritage; and Dee (now Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo), who is college-educated, has moved away, and embraced a "new day" lifestyle. Which daughter shows more respect for their heritage: the one giving her handmade quilts "everyday use"; or, the one preserving Mama's old quilts, as if in a museum?
This list covers vocabulary from "When she comes…"—"...go to bed."
Here are links to our lists for the book: List 1, List 2
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