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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. What kind of shoes is Dee wearing for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Flipflops.
(c) Go go boots.
(d) High heels.

2. Who fills her bottom lip with checkerberry snuff at the end of "Everyday Use?"
(a) Wangero.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Aunt Dicie.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

3. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Dee.

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?
(a) A maple tree.
(b) A pine tree.
(c) An elm tree.
(d) A sycamore tree.

5. After whom does Ms. Johnson name Dee?
(a) An old neighbor.
(b) A cousin.
(c) Aunt Dicie, Ms. Johnson's sister and Dee's aunt.
(d) A good friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?

2. To what group of people does Ms. Johnson ask Hakim-a-barber if he belongs?

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?

4. Why do the Johnsons have dining benches instead of dining chairs?

5. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What level of education does Dee have and how does it differ from the educational levels of her mother and sister?

2. Describe the Johnson family home.

3. Why does Ms. Johnson agree to call Dee by the African name Wangero after reminding Dee of the family heritage behind her birth name?

4. Why does Dee's sister Maggie feel insecure when Hakim-a-barber tries to shake her hand?

5. 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?

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

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

8. How does Dee differ from her mother and sister?

9. In Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," who is the antagonist of the story and what identifies that character as the antagonist?

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

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