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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"?
Dee
Maggie
the mother
Unidentified
- 2. Multiple Choice
"Everyday Use" is set in
Old South Alabama
Old South Georgia
Old South Mississippi
Old South Florida
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which late-night television personality appears in the story?
Jay Leno
Johnny Carson
Tyra Banks
Conan O'Brien
- 4. Multiple Choice
What do the "quilts" represent in this story?
They are meant to cover the marriage bed.
They are art objects.
They are no use to anyone but Maggie.
They represent family and the continuity of women's relationships.
- 5. Multiple Choice
When Ms. Johnson snatches the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with in shock?
Dee's friend
Maggie
Dee
Aunt Dee
- 6. Multiple Choice
When boys and girls hang around Dee in her youth, what does she do to entertain them?
She fights with them.
She kisses them.
She reads to them.
She makes fun of them.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does Dee change her name?
Her boyfriend decided.
She doesn't want a "white oppressor" name.
She doesn't like her aunt Dee.
To make her mother angry.
- 8. Multiple Choice
When Ms. Johnson offered Dee a quilt in the past, what was her reaction?
She didn't want it because it is old-fashioned.
She sold them to a lady for school tuition.
She threw it in the trash.
She gave it away to a friend.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following events in presented in a flashback?
Mama on the TV show.
Dee going to college.
The family's house burning down.
Maggie learning to quilt.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which inference can you make about Maggie from the following description? “‘How do I look, Mama?’ Maggie says, showing just enough of her thin body enveloped in pink skirt and red blouse for me to know she’s there, almost hidden by the door."
Maggie is unsure of herself. She needed her mother to tell her looked nice.
Maggie is small and thin so she likes to wear bright colours to stand out.
No matter what she wears, Maggie always wanted her mother to compliment her.
The door was so heavy that Maggie couldn't open it herself.
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