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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 Dee's companion end up asking the family to call him?
(a) Asalamalakim.
(b) George.
(c) Keeshawn.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

2. To what does Wangero compare Maggie's brain when Maggie tells Hakim-a-barber who whittled the churn dash?
(a) A piece of straw.
(b) A pea.
(c) A canteloupe.
(d) An elephant's brain.

3. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," how does Ms. Johnson think Maggie will feel during Dee's visit?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

4. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?
(a) Dark brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Light yellow.
(d) Tan.

5. How many quilts does Dee/Wangero take back to the city with her at the end of the story?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dee change her name?

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

3. On what occasion has Ms. Johnson offered Dee a quilt in the past?

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

5. At the end of the story, what quilts does Ms. Johnson tell Dee to take back to the city with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How strong is Ms. Johnson physically and what might her physical strength indicate about her inner strength?

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

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

4. What was Dee like at sixteen?

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

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

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

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

9. What is Ms. Johnson's relationship with her daughter Dee like?

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

(see the answer keys)

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