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What is the root of the conflict in the story?

The juxtaposition of Dee's educated arrogance and Maggie and her mother's simple living

Dee changing her name to rid herself of a name that came from the people that oppressed her

Maggie wanting to keep the quilts that Dee wants

The mother being angry that Dee does not visit and when she does, she doesn't stay long

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1. What is the irony of Dee wanting the quilts?

The reader knows she really wants the newer ones but is pretending to want the old ones.
When she was offered them for college, she didn't want them because they were too old-fashioned.
She didn't want them until she found out they were going to Maggie.
She claimed she wanted to protect them from being used as everyday items but that's what she planned to do.

2. Why did Dee change her name?

She was embarrassed to have the same name as her grandmother.
She was made fun of at college for her name.
She believed it was a name given to Black people by the white people who oppressed them.
She was planning to travel to Africa and wanted to be authentic.

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