Everyday Use

Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"?

• Dee

• Maggie

• the mother

• Unidentified

"Everyday Use" is set in

• Old South Alabama

• Old South Georgia

• Old South Mississippi

• Old South Florida

Which late-night television personality appears in the story?

• Jay Leno

• Johnny Carson

• Tyra Banks

• Conan O'Brien

What do the "quilts" represent in this story?

• They are meant to cover the marriage bed.

• They are art objects.

• They are no use to anyone but Maggie.

• They represent family and the continuity of women's relationships.

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

• Dee's friend

• Maggie

• Dee

• Aunt Dee

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

• She fights with them.

• She kisses them.

• She reads to them.

• She makes fun of them.

Why does Dee change her name?

• Her boyfriend decided.

• She doesn't want a "white oppressor" name.

• She doesn't like her aunt Dee.

• To make her mother angry.

When Ms. Johnson offered Dee a quilt in the past, what was her reaction?

• She didn't want it because it is old-fashioned.

• She sold them to a lady for school tuition.

• She threw it in the trash.

• She gave it away to a friend.

Which of the following events in presented in a flashback?

• Mama on the TV show.

• Dee going to college.

• The family's house burning down.

• Maggie learning to quilt.

Which inference can you make about Maggie from the following description? “‘How do I look, Mama?’ Maggie says, showing just enough of her thin body enveloped in pink skirt and red blouse for me to know she’s there, almost hidden by the door."

• Maggie is unsure of herself. She needed her mother to tell her looked nice.

• Maggie is small and thin so she likes to wear bright colours to stand out.

• No matter what she wears, Maggie always wanted her mother to compliment her.

• The door was so heavy that Maggie couldn't open it herself.