For each of the following questions, write down specific, reflective answers. Use quotations to support your answers.
1. How does the mother treat her daughters differently? Give some examples. Why do you think she does so?
2. How has Dee changed from when Mama saw her last? What does this “change” reveal about her character?
3. Reflect on the final scene in the story. Use the following questions to prompt your writing, but you don't need to answer all of them. Why does Mama give the quilts to Maggie? What has she realized she has done wrong? Why did she always neglect Maggie for Dee? Which daughter does she like better? Why? What is Dee's point of view in this scene? What is Maggie's? What does heritage mean? Who truly understands its meaning? What is ironic in the final scene? Why do Mama and Maggie smile in the end?