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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Dee's companion end up asking the family to call him?
2. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?
3. What does Ms. Johnson think that Dee had at age sixteen?
4. Who hates the current Johnson house as well as the old Johnson house?
5. What does Ms. Johnson call Dee's companion in her thoughts?
Short Essay Questions
1. What religion is Ms. Johnson in "Everyday Use" and what does her religion indicate about her character?
2. Explain Ms. Johnson's feelings about white people.
3. What information is revealed about Grandma Dee in "Everyday Use" even though she never appears onstage?
4. 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?
5. Why does Ms. Johnson's clean her yard prior to Dee's visit at the beginning of Alice Walker's "Everyday Use?"
6. In what era is "Everyday Use" set and how does this time period affect the story?
7. Why doesn't Dee think Maggie deserves their mother's two hand-stitched quilts?
8. Are the Johnsons in "Everyday Use" typical or atypical for rural southern Black families living in the era in which the story is set?
9. Discuss the role of Great Grandpa Ezra in "Everyday Use."
10. Explain Dee's feelings about white people.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss symbolism and metaphor in "Everyday Use." Give three examples of symbolism in the story and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.
Essay Topic 2
Dee changes her name to Wangero in "Everyday Use." Discuss this name change citing examples from the text to support your arguments.
Part I: Discuss what Dee's name change indicates about her character.
Part II: Discuss what Dee's name change indicates about the era in which she lives.
Part III: Discuss what Dee's name change illustrates about her relationship with her family.
Essay Topic 3
Maggie and Dee have very different ideas of what their family heritage is. Compare and contrast how each sister defines heritage and the role Grandma Dee's quilts and the family butter churn and other heirlooms play in their concepts of heritage. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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