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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does Maggie's shyness mainly arise from?
the ridicule Dee and occasionally Mama heap upon her
the sudden attraction she feels for John Thomas
a trauma she suffered when the house burned
her fear of Dee
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why does Mama finally decide to give the quilts to Maggie instead of Dee?
Mama thinks Dee will sell them.
Dee changes her mind about them.
Hakim-a-barber makes insulting remarks about them.
She is touched by Maggie's vulnerability and deep sense of family.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why is Mama reluctant to let Dee have the quilts?
She has already promised them to Maggie.
She is angry with Dee for leaving home.
Mama knows the quilts have great monetary value as well as artistic value.
Mama distrusts Dee and Hakim.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why does Dee probably change her name?
She wants to get back at her family for giving her a slave name.
She never liked the sound of it.
She wants to connect with her African roots.
She feels a new African name will make her more sophisticated.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Dee and Maggie are different in that Maggie is ...
closer to her mom than Dee is
more educated than Dee
better looking than Dee
less practical than Dee
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following family members value the churn as a link to the relatives they love?
Mama
Dee
Mama and Dee
Maggie
Mama and Maggie
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following traits does Dee share with Mama?
Neither of them went to high school.
Both love the country life.
Both women are strong-willed.
Neither of them particularly liked the old or new family house.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following character traits does NOT describe Mama?
practical
down-to-earth
knowledgeable
feminine
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best describes the story's main conflict?
Mama does not approve of Dee's choice of men.
Dee argues with her mom over the butter churn and dash.
Dee wants the quilts, but her mother has promised them to Maggie.
Mama would like Dee to be more humble like her sister Maggie.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does not describe Maggie when Hakim and Dee show up?
Maggie is "trembling."
Maggie is welcoming.
Maggie is extremely shy.
Maggie has "perspiration falling off her chin."
- 11. Multiple Choice
What happens at the end of the story?
Dee decides to take up the art of quilting herself.
Hakim screams "Praise Allah," pulls out a machete and proceeds to behead Mama and Maggie.
Mama apologizes to Dee for not understanding her older daughter for all these years.
Mama hugs Maggie for the first time.
Maggie finally speaks up for herself for the first time.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What does Mama visualize in her dream about appearing on television?
She is tearfully reunited with Dee.
She kills a bull calf on television with a sledgehammer.
She takes over the role of the talk show TV host.
She is afraid to look a strange white man in the eye.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who has the quilts at the end of the story?
Dee
Hakim
Maggie
Mama
- 14. Multiple Choice
Dee and Maggie are foils or characters who are different or opposed to each other in all of the following ways except ...
Dee is intelligent while Maggie is not as bright.
Dee is selfish while Maggie is selfless.
Dee neglects her past while Maggie is loyal to her mom and home life.
Dee is physically strong and tough while Maggie is mentally strong.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which family members feel that the quilts should be used and not put on display?
Mama and Hakim
Dee and Hakim
Mama and Dee
Maggie and Mama
- 16. Multiple Choice
What do the churn, the quilts, and the Polaroids that Dee takes with the camera best symbolize to her?
the Black Pride movement and empowerment popular in the 1960s and the African-American voice over those who attempt to silence it
slavery and all the atrocities that African-Americans endured over the years
relics from her family's past and African-American culture that should be remembered but not used
her family's hard work and support of Dee, her education, and her upbringing
- 17. Multiple Choice
Dee already feels __________ at a young age. Maggie feels ___________ next to Dee.
entitled; inferior
entitled; superior
untitled; inferior
untitled; superior
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the initiating event that triggers the central conflict of this short story?
A fire burns down the old Johnson home.
Dee comes to visit her mom and sister back home.
Mrs. Johnson recalls her past and how hard she has worked to take care of her daughters.
Mrs. Johnson tells Dee that Maggie will get to keep Grandma Dee's quilts, not Dee.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the central conflict of Alice Walker's "Everyday Use"?
the political and racial struggle of Maggie, her mom, and Dee vs. white society
the socioeconomic clash between the poor and the rich
the inner conflict between Dee vs. herself on whether she could claim what is rightfully hers
the cultural and personal struggle or difference between Maggie and her mom vs. Dee
- 20. Multiple Choice
All of the following quotes are clues or examples of the Johnson's poor status except which one?
"Everything delighted [Dee]. Even the fact that we still used the benches her daddy made for the table when we couldn't afford to buy chairs."
"There are no real windows, just some holes cut in the sides, like the portholes in a ship, but round and not square, with rawhide holding the shutters up on the outside."
"Then the two of us sat there, just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed."
"That was before we raised the money, the church and me, to send her to Augusta to school."
- 21. Multiple Choice
Why does Mrs. Johnson use quotation marks around the word choose in the following quote:
"Dee wrote me once that no matter where we "choose" to live, she will manage to come see us."
Mrs. Johnson places choose in quotes to indicate that "choose" is the word she read aloud while reading the letter
Mrs. Johnson places choose in quotes for ironic or unusual usage because Mrs. Johnson and Maggie can't choose to live anywhere else.
Mrs. Johnson places "choose" in quotes to emphasize that it is her choice where Maggie and she live, not Dee's.
Mrs. Johnson places "choose" in quotes to indicate that "choose" is not the word that Dee used; Mrs. Johnson is substituting "choose" for another word.
- 22. Multiple Choice
How does the action of Maggie "[trying] to dig a well in the sand with her toe" characterize her when Dee returns home?
This action characterizes Maggie as being adventurous and curious of the world around her.
This action characterizes Maggie as being physical and energetic.
This action characterizes Maggie as being conscientious and mindful of the earth.
This action characterizes Maggie as being weak, non-confrontational, or afraid of Dee.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Mrs. Johnson does not provide or state the name of Dee's male friend whom she nicknames "Asalamalakim" for all of the following reasons except which one?
"Asalamalakim" characterizes him and his interests enough to Mrs. Johnson.
Once she does learn his real name, it is too difficult to pronounce and remember.
He isn't important enough to Mrs. Johnson for her to remember him or his name.
She calls him this name in a disparaging (terrible) way to show her hatred for the Muslim religion.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Who is the most dynamic character by the resolution of the story?
Dee is the most dynamic character because she learns that her mom and Maggie understand their family's art and heritage more than she does.
Mrs. Johnson is the most dynamic character because she stands up to Dee and defends Maggie and herself.
Maggie is the most dynamic character because she stands up for herself and verbally confronts her sister Dee.
Dee is the most dynamic character because she finally realizes how selfish she has been to her family.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Why does Mrs. Johnson still refer to Dee by her preferred name (Wangero) when referencing her?
Mrs. Johnson still respects her daughter's wishes and will call her daughter what she prefers.
Mrs. Johnson agrees with her daughter that African-Americans shouldn't use their slave names and should all invent new names.
Mrs. Johnson uses the name to mock Dee and criticize how different she is now.
Mrs. Johnson doesn't respect her daughter's choices and teases her by using her new name.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which of the characters said, "I can work outside all day ..."?
Mama
Dee
Maggie
Hakim
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which character said, "She'd probably be backward enough to put them to every day use"?
Mama
Maggie
Shawn the Sheep
Dee
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which character wants to do something "artistic" with the family heirlooms?
Maggie
Hakim
Dee
Mama
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which character sweats and is nervous and attempts to run into the house early in the story?
Hakim
Mama
Dee
Maggie
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which character is large, tough, strong, practical, and appreciates and lives the family heritage
Mama
Dee
Shawn the Sheep
Maggie
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which character stated, "I never had an education myself"?
Mama
Hakim
Maggie
Dee
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which character said, "I couldn't bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me"?
Mama
Hakim
Maggie
Dee
- 33. Multiple Choice
What character is successful, confident, strong-willed, outspoken, and has an academic interest in family heritage"?
Maggie
Mama
Dee
Hakim
- 34. Multiple Choice
Which character states, "I can remember Grandma Dee without the quilts"?
Mama
Maggie
Dee
Shawn the Sheep: He got sheered and remembers the good ol' days of Grandma Dee's quilts.
Hakim
- 35. Multiple Choice
What character is "homely," "insecure," and lives her heritage?
Mama
Dee
Hakim
Maggie
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