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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Dee change her name?
(a) Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo.
(b) Ariella Candace Jones.
(c) Kenisha Jackson.
(d) Raelene Jordan.

2. Who makes the sounds in the kitchen?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Aunt Dicie.
(d) Grandma Dee.

3. What is Ms. Johnson's religion?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Wiccan.
(c) Christian.
(d) Jewish.

4. Which character in "Everyday Use" doesn't read well due to poor eyesight?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Grandma Dee.

5. In what is the Johnson home located?
(a) A big Augusta, Georgia subdivision.
(b) A pasture.
(c) A former Civil War battlefield.
(d) A former Revolutionary War battlefield.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hairstyle is Dee wearing when she arrives at her family's home?

2. Who is the first male character to appear onstage in "Everyday Use?"

3. What kind of dress does Dee wear to her graduation?

4. Who puts on a pair of sunglasses at the end of "Everyday Use"?

5. In what patterns are the two quilts Wangero finds in the trunk sewn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other folk art is mentioned in "Everyday Use" besides quilting?

2. To whom is Dee referring when she says "It's really a new day for us" at the end of the story?

3. Explain the difference in what Dee wants to use her mother's quilts and the way Maggie wants to use the quilts.

4. Why does Dee include the house in every picture she takes with her camera if she dislikes the house?

5. What does Hakim-a-barber's car indicate about his character and Dee's?

6. Why does Ms. Johnson prefer that the hand-stitched quilts go to Maggie instead of Dee?

7. Why does Ms. Johnson's clean her yard prior to Dee's visit at the beginning of Alice Walker's "Everyday Use?"

8. What does the way Dee dresses for her visit with her family indicate about her character?

9. What is the history behind Dee's birth name?

10. What is the significance of the sunglasses Dee wears at the end of the story and the fact that they hide most of her face?

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