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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. Why does Wangero want the two quilts Grandma Dee pieced rather than the substitute gift her mother offers her?
(a) They're prettier.
(b) Grandma Dee pieced them.
(c) They're handstitched & the others are machine-stitched.
(d) They're older.

2. In what patterns are the two quilts Wangero finds in the trunk sewn?
(a) The Drunkard's Path and Lone Star patterns.
(b) The Lone Star and Walk Around the Mountain patterns.
(c) The Southern Belle and Dutch Doll patterns.
(d) The Dutch Doll and Drunkard's path patterns.

3. Who makes the dining benches on which the Johnsons and Hakim-a-barber sit during dinner?
(a) Stash.
(b) Dee's brother.
(c) Uncle Buddy.
(d) Dee's father.

4. What does Ms. Johnson notice in the wood of the dasher?
(a) Termite holes.
(b) Sink marks from thumbs & fingers touching the wood.
(c) Scuff marks.
(d) Scratches.

5. Who escapes unharmed from the tragedy that befell the old Johnson house?
(a) Dee and Ms. Johnson.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Ms. Johnson have?

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

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

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

5. What sounds does Ms. Johnson hear when Wangero asks if she can have the quilts?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the history behind Dee's birth name?

3. What does Ms. Johnson think Maggie believes is her "portion" in life?

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

5. Are the Johnsons in "Everyday Use" typical or atypical for rural southern Black families living in the era in which the story is set?

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

7. Describe John Thomas and his role in the story.

8. Why does Dee include the house in every picture she takes with her camera if she dislikes the house?

9. 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?

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

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