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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) Go go boots.
(b) Flipflops.
(c) Sandals.
(d) High heels.

2. What does Ms. Johnson do in church when the spirit of God touches her?
(a) She prays aloud.
(b) She gets happy and shouts.
(c) She gives a sermon.
(d) She reads aloud from her Bible.

3. What does the person who wants the butter churn top slide over it as if trying to see how it will look in her own home?
(a) A dinner plate.
(b) A dish towel.
(c) An arrangement of wildflowers.
(d) A tablecloth.

4. Where are the family's quilt frames kept?
(a) The back yard.
(b) The living room.
(c) The front yard.
(d) The front porch.

5. How long is Dee's dress when she exits the car?
(a) It touches the ground.
(b) It reaches her knees.
(c) It is a mini skirt.
(d) It touches her calves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character in "Everyday Use" always looks anyone in the eye because hesitation is not part of her nature?

2. What sounds does Ms. Johnson hear when Wangero asks if she can have the quilts?

3. Who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?

4. What has Ms. Johnson done to her yard at the beginning of the story?

5. Once Maggie weds, what is Ms. Johnson free to sit in her yard and do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of life has Ms. Johnson lived?

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

3. What happens when Dee tries to share her educational knowledge with her mother and sister?

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

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

6. How strong is Ms. Johnson physically and what might her physical strength indicate about her inner strength?

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

8. What was Dee like at sixteen?

9. What references to racial prejudice are there in "Everyday Use?"

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

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