Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?
2. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear during the day?
3. What one thing does the person taking the Polaroids make sure is always included in each picture?
4. To whom does Ms. Johnson always talk "With one foot raised in flight" and her head turned in whatever direction is farthest from them?
5. How many quilts does Dee/Wangero take back to the city with her at the end of the story?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Dee include the house in every picture she takes with her camera if she dislikes the house?
2. Why does Ms. Johnson prefer that the hand-stitched quilts go to Maggie instead of Dee?
3. 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?
4. What is the significance of the title of "Everyday Use?"
5. What references to racial prejudice are there in "Everyday Use?"
6. What does Ms. Johnson think Maggie believes is her "portion" in life?
7. What is the significance of Dee's always wanting to read to people in her youth?
8. What is Ms. Johnson's relationship with her daughter Maggie like?
9. What information is revealed about Grandma Dee in "Everyday Use" even though she never appears onstage?
10. What do Dee's light skin and her white heel symbolize?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Maggie, Dee/Wangero, and Mrs. Johnson in "Everyday Use." Which sister do you think is most like their mother and why? Which character or characters do you think represent southern Black culture? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Ms. Johnson is the narrator of "Everyday Use." Do you think she is the most appropriate narrator for this story? Why or why not? Discuss her effectiveness as narrator and how the story would change if Dee or Maggie narrated it instead. Cite examples from the text to support 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.
|
This section contains 1,257 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
