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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. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, on what television program are she and Dee brought together?
(a) Jerry Springer.
(b) David Letterman.
(c) Oprah.
(d) Johnny Carson.

2. What trait does Ms. Johnson possess in her dreams that the Johnsons don't have in real life?
(a) Laziness.
(b) A quick tongue.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Bashfulness.

3. Who is the first male character mentioned in "Everyday Use?"
(a) Johnny Carson.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Grandpa Jarrell.

4. To what does Dee change her name?
(a) Ariella Candace Jones.
(b) Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo.
(c) Raelene Jordan.
(d) Kenisha Jackson.

5. What happens to the Johnson's previous house ten to twelve years before the events in "Everyday Use"?
(a) It burns to the ground.
(b) Termites and rats infest it.
(c) A tornado devastates it.
(d) The bank repossesses it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hand closes over Grandma Dee's butter dish at dinner?

2. What scraps of Grandma Dee's clothing are in the quilts?

3. How far back can Ms. Johnson trace her family tree?

4. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," who does Ms. Johnson say will regard Dee with a mixture of envy and awe?

5. What is the socioeconomic status of Ms. Johnson in "Everyday Use?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dee's relationship with Jimmy T and what it indicates about her.

2. Alice Walker never names the narrator of this story. The reader is told only that she is a member of the Johnson family. What might the author of "Everyday Use" have intended to convey about the character of Ms. Johnson by not naming her?

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

4. What is the significance of Dee's always wanting to read to people in her youth?

5. What does Hakim-a-barber's car indicate about his character and Dee's?

6. In what era is "Everyday Use" set and how does this time period affect the story?

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

8. What do Dee's light skin and her white heel symbolize?

9. In Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," who is the antagonist of the story and what identifies that character as the antagonist?

10. Explain how Ms. Johnson looks in real life and how her actual appearance differs from how she appears in her dreams.

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