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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. Which of the following statements is not true about what happens on the television talk shows that inspire Ms. Johnson's dreams?
(a) Unsuccessful children greet their unhappy parents.
(b) The children and parents embrace and smile and cry.
(c) The children thank the parents for helping them succeed.
(d) Children who have made it are surprised by their parents.

2. What unpleasant truth does Ms. Johnson say Maggie realizes about herself?
(a) Hakim-a-barber will never prefer her to Dee.
(b) She is unemployable due to her lack of education.
(c) She will never be able to afford college.
(d) Good looks, money and intelligence have passed her by.

3. What sounds does Ms. Johnson hear when Wangero asks if she can have the quilts?
(a) A door slamming and someone weeping.
(b) Glass breaking and someone cursing.
(c) Pots and pans banging in the kitchen.
(d) Something falling and the slam of the kitchen door.

4. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Dee.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

5. How long is Dee's dress when she exits the car?
(a) It touches the ground.
(b) It reaches her knees.
(c) It is a mini skirt.
(d) It touches her calves.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them?

2. How many children does Ms. Johnson have?

3. What has Ms. Johnson done to her yard at the beginning of the story?

4. How does Ms. Johnson describe Maggie's fiance?

5. From where does the wood that gives Ms. Johnson's dasher its color come?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maggie's smile at the end of "Everyday Use" indicate?

2. What is Ms. Johnson's relationship with her daughter Maggie like?

3. What other folk art is mentioned in "Everyday Use" besides quilting?

4. Why does Ms. Johnson's clean her yard prior to Dee's visit at the beginning of Alice Walker's "Everyday Use?"

5. What religion is Ms. Johnson in "Everyday Use" and what does her religion indicate about her character?

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

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

8. What does the way Dee dresses for her visit with her family indicate about her character?

9. To whom is Dee referring when she says "It's really a new day for us" at the end of the story?

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

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