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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 kind of shoes is Dee wearing for her reunion with her mother and sister?
2. What is the socioeconomic status of Ms. Johnson in "Everyday Use?"
3. Who wraps Ms. Johnson's dasher right there at the dinner table?
4. How does Hakim-a-barber feel about the group of people to which Ms. Johnson asks if he belongs?
5. What does Jimmy T do soon after breaking up with Dee?
Short Essay Questions
1. Are the Johnsons in "Everyday Use" typical or atypical for rural southern Black families living in the era in which the story is set?
2. What information is revealed about Grandma Dee in "Everyday Use" even though she never appears onstage?
3. 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?
4. Why does Ms. Johnson prefer that the hand-stitched quilts go to Maggie instead of Dee?
5. How does Dee differ from her mother and sister?
6. Explain how Ms. Johnson looks in real life and how her actual appearance differs from how she appears in her dreams.
7. When Ms. Johnson gives Grandma Dee's hand-stitched quilts to Maggie, how does each Johnson sister in "Everyday Use" react?
8. What happens when Dee tries to share her educational knowledge with her mother and sister?
9. Who is the protagonist of "Everyday Use" and what identifies that character as the protagonist?
10. What is Ms. Johnson's relationship with her daughter Dee like?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the relationship between Maggie and Dee. Does Dee exhibit any sisterly feelings toward Maggie? Do either of the girls love the other one? Is Maggie's rivalry with Dee mutual or is it just one-sided? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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