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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. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, on what television program are she and Dee brought together?
2. Who stands under a gum tree and observes from a safe distance while tragedy strikes the old Johnson house a decade earlier?
3. Who puts on a pair of sunglasses at the end of "Everyday Use"?
4. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?
5. After whom does Ms. Johnson name Dee?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Dee tries to share her educational knowledge with her mother and sister?
2. Which Johnson sister knows how to quilt and what does her ability illustrate about her character?
3. Why doesn't Dee like the house in which her family lives?
4. 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?
5. What do Dee's light skin and her white heel symbolize?
6. What is Ms. Johnson's relationship with her daughter Dee like?
7. Why does Dee include the house in every picture she takes with her camera if she dislikes the house?
8. What is the history behind Dee's birth name?
9. Why does Dee's sister Maggie feel insecure when Hakim-a-barber tries to shake her hand?
10. What information is revealed about Grandma Dee in "Everyday Use" even though she never appears onstage?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Education is a theme in "Everyday Use." Discuss how Alice Walker depicts this theme and what you think she is saying about education in the story. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the way the characters in "Everyday Use" think of white people and interact with them. Give at least three examples from the text to illustrate your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
The predominant characters in "Everyday Use" are women. Male characters have minor roles and only one male character, Hakim-a-barber, actually appears on stage in the story. Discuss the role of male characters in the story and what you think the author is saying about Black culture by having female characters dominate her story. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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