Everyday Use by Alice Walker

"Everyday Use" is set in

• Old South Alabama
• Old South Georgia
• Old South Mississippi
• Old South Florida

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Which late-night television personality appears in the story?

• J. Leno
• Tyra Banks
• Johnny Carson
• Conan O'Brien

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Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"?

• Dee
• Maggie
• Unidentified
• the mother

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"Asalamalakim" is

• the name of Dee's friend
• a greeting sometimes used by Arabic speakers.
• Made up words

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Dee demands to take various household objects with her apartment except

• her to decorate her apartment
• Grandma Dee's quilt.
• The kitchen table
• a bench

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At the end, Dee tells her mother and sister that they don't understand their "heritage," and departs with sunglasses on. What happens next?

• Dee curses
• Maggie smiles.
• Mama faints

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How many rooms does the Johnsons' current house have?

• three
• five
• two
• one

When Ms. Johnson snatches the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with  in shock?

• Dee
• Dee's friend
• Aunt Dee
• Maggie

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When boys and girls hang around Dee in her youth, what does she do to entertain them?

• She makes fun of them
• She fights with them
• She reads to them
• She kisses them

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Why does Dee change her name?

• She did not like her Aunt Dee
• Her boyfriend told her to
• She wanted to make Mamma mad
• So she won't have a white oppressor name

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