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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. How many Johnson women are Dee?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.
2. Who learns to quilt from Grandma Dee and Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Wangero.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.
3. Where does "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker take place?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Rural Georgia, near Augusta.
(c) New York City.
(d) Rural Ohio.
4. How did Ms. Johnson used to think Dee felt about Maggie?
(a) That Dee hated Maggie.
(b) That Dee was jealous of Maggie.
(c) That Dee considered Maggie an embarrassment.
(d) That Dee adored Maggie.
5. What hairstyle is Dee wearing when she arrives at her family's home?
(a) She has shaved her head.
(b) Two long pigtails roped around her ears.
(c) A short Afro.
(d) Dreadlocks.
Short Answer Questions
1. At the end of the story, what quilts does Ms. Johnson tell Dee to take back to the city with her?
2. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?
3. In what patterns are the two quilts Wangero finds in the trunk sewn?
4. Which character in "Everyday Use" always looks anyone in the eye because hesitation is not part of her nature?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Dee include the house in every picture she takes with her camera if she dislikes the house?
2. What is the significance of the title of "Everyday Use?"
3. What is Maggie's relationship with Dee like?
4. What is Aunt Dicie/Big Dee's role in "Everyday Use?"
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. Explain Dee's feelings about white people.
7. Who is the protagonist of "Everyday Use" and what identifies that character as the protagonist?
8. What religion is Ms. Johnson in "Everyday Use" and what does her religion indicate about her character?
9. Discuss the role of Great Grandpa Ezra in "Everyday Use."
10. Why does Dee's sister Maggie feel insecure when Hakim-a-barber tries to shake her hand?
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