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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. How does the man who emerges from the car with Dee wear his hair?
2. What comes over Ms. Johnson at the end of the story when she sees Maggie looking at Wangero with fear?
3. Which character in "Everyday Use" always looks anyone in the eye because hesitation is not part of her nature?
4. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," what kind of tree does Ms. Johnson say she likes to sit outside and look up into while enjoying the breeze?
5. Which Johnson family women quilts the quilt tops that Grandma Dee pieces?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which character in "Everyday Use" is a foil character and what helps identify that character as a foil character?
2. 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?
3. How does Dee differ from her mother and sister?
4. What is the significance of the title of "Everyday Use?"
5. Explain Dee's feelings about white people.
6. What do the Johnson family heirlooms like the butter churn and patchwork quilts indicate about the Johnson family and about southern Black culture?
7. Discuss the role of Great Grandpa Ezra in "Everyday Use."
8. To whom is Dee referring when she says "It's really a new day for us" at the end of the story?
9. What happens when Dee tries to share her educational knowledge with her mother and sister?
10. Is there any significance to the fact that neither Ms. Johnson's marital state nor Dee's are revealed in "Everyday Use?"
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Alice Walker writes "Everyday Use" in the first person point of view. Discuss why you think the author selected the first person viewpoint. Also discuss whether or not you think first person is an effective viewpoint for this story and why or why not. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Grandma Dee, Aunt Dicie or Big Dee, Grandpa Jarrell, Great-Grandpa Ezra and John Thomas are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but never appear on stage. Discuss these minor characters from the story and how the author uses them to illustrate her themes of family and community. Are there any other themes you think the author uses the characters to convey? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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