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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. When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them?
(a) John Thomas's.
(b) Maggie's.
(c) Hakim-a-barber's.
(d) Aunt Dicie's.

2. Why advantage does Ms. Johnson think her substitute gift has over the quilts Wangero wants?
(a) Her other quilts are prettier.
(b) Her other quilts are newer.
(c) Machine-stitched quilts will last longer than hand-stitched.
(d) Her other quilts are made of warmer fabrics.

3. What does Wangero find in her mother's trunk?
(a) Two quilts pieced by Grandma Dee.
(b) Old family photos.
(c) Her old baby clothes.
(d) Embroidered pillow cases.

4. Once Maggie weds, what is Ms. Johnson free to sit in her yard and do?
(a) Raise flowers.
(b) Sing church songs.
(c) Plant corn.
(d) Quilt.

5. Which Johnson family member possesses the most self confidence?
(a) Grandpa Jarrell.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Dee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dee's companion end up asking the family to call him?

2. How does the Johnson's current home different from their previous home?

3. What does Jimmy T do soon after breaking up with Dee?

4. How does Dee look in comparison to Maggie?

5. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which character in "Everyday Use" is a foil character and what helps identify that character as a foil character?

2. Why are the hairstyles of Hakim-a-barber and Dee/Wangero described in such detail in the story while Maggie and Ms. Johnson's hairstyles are not described?

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

4. Why doesn't Dee like the house in which her family lives?

5. 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?

6. How did Dee react when her mother offered her a quilt before Dee left for college and what has caused her to change her opinion about having a quilt now?

7. What references to racial prejudice are there in "Everyday Use?"

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

9. Ms. Johnson's dream involves appearing on television with Dee and having Dee thank her for her role in Dee's succee. Is there any evidence in "Everyday Use" that Dee appreciate her mother's role in her success?

10. What is Maggie's relationship with Dee like?

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