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In a story by this author, a woman notes that she can kill a calf with a sledgehammer while imagining reuniting with her daughter on Johnny Carson. Dee, who adopts the name Wangero, complains to her mother (20[1])that her sister Maggie "can't appreciate these quilts" in a story by this (0[1])author. This author of "Everyday Use" wrote the sequel Possessing the (20[1])Secret of Joy, which follows Adam and (*) Tashi, after she undergoes genital mutilation. This author looked for Zora Neale Hurston's grave in In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens. A woman is abused by Mister, writes letters to her sister Nettie, (10[1])and falls in love with Shug Avery in a novel by this author. For 10 points, name this author who created Celie in The Color Purple. ■END■

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