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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To whom does Ms. Johnson always talk "With one foot raised in flight" and her head turned in whatever direction is farthest from them?
2. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear to bed?
3. Why does Dee change her name?
4. To what group of people does Ms. Johnson ask Hakim-a-barber if he belongs?
5. How is the weather when Dee comes to visit her family?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to the Johnsons' previous home and how has this tragedy affected the family?
2. Is there any significance to the fact that neither Ms. Johnson's marital state nor Dee's are revealed in "Everyday Use?"
3. Why does Dee include the house in every picture she takes with her camera if she dislikes the house?
4. 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?
5. Why doesn't Dee like the house in which her family lives?
6. What does the way Maggie walks and carries herself indicate?
7. What is Ms. Johnson's relationship with her daughter Dee like?
8. 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?
9. Alice Walker never names the narrator of this story. The reader is told only that she is a member of the Johnson family. What might the author of "Everyday Use" have intended to convey about the character of Ms. Johnson by not naming her?
10. Why doesn't Ms. Johnson have more formal education?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the use of color in the story. Select at least three examples from the following list and discuss what they mean and how the author uses them to convey a theme or depict a character: Dee's white heels, Dee's yellow organdy dress, Dee's green suit, Dee's yellow and orange dress, Dee's gold earrings and bracelets, or Maggie's pink skirt and red blouse.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Ms. Johnson's relationship with Maggie and her relationship with Dee in "Everyday Use." Which daughter do you think is Ms. Johnson's favorite, or do you think she loves them both equally? Since Maggie is the daughter who stays in the rural south and Dee is the daughter who escapes, what do you think the author is saying through these characters about the identity conflict African Americans experienced after the civil rights movement? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss symbolism and metaphor in "Everyday Use." Give three examples of symbolism in the story and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.
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