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Everyday Use | Quiz

Alice Walker
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Everyday Use | Quiz

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1)

How many rooms does the Johnsons' current house have? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Eight.
Five.
Two.
Three.
2)

When Ms. Johnson snatches the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with her mouth open in shock? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Grandma Dee.
Maggie.
Wangero.
Aunt Dicie.
3)

Who is the first male character to appear onstage in "Everyday Use?" (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Hakim-a-barber.
John Thomas.
Grandpa Jarrell.
Great Grandpa Ezra.
4)

When boys and girls hang around Dee in her youth, what does she do to entertain them? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

She plays hopskotch with them.
She plays records for them.
She sings to them.
She reads to them.
5)

How long is Dee's dress when she exits the car? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

It is a mini skirt.
It touches her calves.
It touches the ground.
It reaches her knees.
6)

Why does Dee change her name? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Hakim-a-barber hates her real name.
So she won't have a white oppressor name.
She needs a more glamorous name to be an actress.
She is hiding from the law.
7)

When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Aunt Dicie's.
John Thomas's.
Hakim-a-barber's.
Maggie's.
8)

Who puts on a pair of sunglasses at the end of "Everyday Use"? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Hakim-a-barber.
Ms. Johnson.
Wangero.
Maggie.
9)

To what does Dee change her name? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Raelene Jordan.
Ariella Candace Jones.
Kenisha Jackson.
Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo.
10)

Who is the first male character mentioned in "Everyday Use?" (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Hakim-a-barber.
Grandpa Jarrell.
Johnny Carson.
John Thomas.
11)

From where does the wood that gives Ms. Johnson's dasher its color come? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Africa.
Augusta.
The woods behind Grandma Dee's house.
A tree that grew in the yard where Big Dee and Stash lived.
12)

Whose name is twice as long and three times as hard as Wangero's in Ms. Johnson's opinion? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Dee's male companion.
Dee's college professor.
Dee's pastor.
Dee's college roommate.
13)

What looks like a mule tail to Ms. Johnson when she sees Dee's male companion? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

The man's ponytail.
The hair hanging from the man's chin.
The man's braid.
The man's mustache.
14)

When Ms. Johnson offers Dee a quilt in the past, what is Dee's reaction? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

She doesn't want it because it is old-fashioned.
She wants to learn to quilt herself.
She loves the idea, takes the quilt and asks for more.
She does't want it because it is too plain.
15)

What drives Jimmy T, a former suitor, away from Dee? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

She isn't rich enough for him.
She cheats on him.
She isn't smart enough for him.
She criticizes him too much.
16)

What does the person who wants the butter churn dash tell Ms. Johnson she will do with it? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Something artistic that she hasn't yet determined.
She will use it as a flower vase.
She will donate it to a museum.
She will churn butter in it.
17)

On what occasion has Ms. Johnson offered Dee a quilt in the past? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

When Dee left for college.
The previous Christmas.
Dee's high school graduation.
Dee's eighteenth birthday.
18)

What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

The smooth surface of the varnished wood.
Chips in the wood.
Rump prints.
Splinters.
19)

Who learns to quilt from Grandma Dee and Aunt Dicie/Big Dee? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Ms. Johnson.
Maggie.
Wangero.
Hakim-a-barber.
20)

What does Wangero tell Maggie to do at the end of the story? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Get married.
Try to make something of herself.
Give up the hand-stitched quilts.
Buy more stylish clothing.
21)

How does Maggie respond to the attempts to shake her hand? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

She runs away.
She screams.
She shakes hands heartily.
She keeps trying to pull her limp, sweating hand back.
22)

What is the nickname of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's churn dasher? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Stash.
Stump.
Big Bear.
Old Henry.
23)

When Ms. Johnson finds Wangero's name hard to pronounce, what does Wangero say? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

Ms. Johnson could prounounce it if she were smarter.
Ms. Johnson can used the shortened version Wang.
Ms. Johnson doesn't have to use it if she doesn't want to.
Ms. Johnson should practice saying it until she gets it right.
24)

What does the person who wants the butter churn top slide over it as if trying to see how it will look in her own home? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

An arrangement of wildflowers.
A tablecloth.
A dinner plate.
A dish towel.
25)

How does the Johnson's current home different from their previous home? (from Detailed Summary & Analysis)

It has a tin roof instead of a shingle roof.
It is smaller.
It is larger.
It has more land with it.
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