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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ms. Johnson think that Dee had at age sixteen?
(a) A great speaking voice.
(b) Artistic talent.
(c) A great singing voice.
(d) A style of her own.

2. Who claims to be able to remember Grandma Dee without the quilts?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Maggie.
(d) John Thomas.

3. Why does Dee change her name?
(a) Hakim-a-barber hates her real name.
(b) She needs a more glamorous name to be an actress.
(c) She is hiding from the law.
(d) So she won't have a white oppressor name.

4. What kind of windows does the current Johnson home have?
(a) Real glass windows.
(b) Big bay windows.
(c) It's windowless.
(d) Holes cut in the sides with shutters held by rawhide.

5. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," who does Ms. Johnson say will regard Dee with a mixture of envy and awe?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Grandpa Ezra.
(d) Grandma Dee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wangero want the two quilts Grandma Dee pieced rather than the substitute gift her mother offers her?

2. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?

3. What is Dee's relationship to Maggie?

4. What does Ms. Johnson call Dee's companion in her thoughts?

5. How is the weather when Dee comes to visit her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dee tries to share her educational knowledge with her mother and sister?

2. Is there any significance to the fact that neither Ms. Johnson's marital state nor Dee's are revealed in "Everyday Use?"

3. Explain Ms. Johnson's feelings about white people.

4. What is the significance of the title of "Everyday Use?"

5. Which Johnson sister knows how to quilt and what does her ability illustrate about her character?

6. Who is the protagonist of "Everyday Use" and what identifies that character as the protagonist?

7. How does Dee differ from her mother and sister?

8. What information is revealed about Grandma Dee in "Everyday Use" even though she never appears onstage?

9. Why does Ms. Johnson prefer that the hand-stitched quilts go to Maggie instead of Dee?

10. Why doesn't Ms. Johnson have more formal education?

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