Which of the following statements best describes the story's main conflict?

Dee wants the quilts, but her mother has promised them to Maggie.

Mama does not approve of Dee's choice of men.

Dee argues with her mom over the butter churn and dash.

Mama would like Dee to be more humble like her sister Maggie.

Which of the following does not describe Maggie when Hakim and Dee show up?

Maggie has "perspiration falling off her chin."

What happens at the end of the story?

Mama hugs Maggie for the first time.

Dee decides to take up the art of quilting herself.

Hakim screams "Praise Allah," pulls out a machete and proceeds to behead Mama and Maggie.

Mama apologizes to Dee for not understanding her older daughter for all these years.

Maggie finally speaks up for herself for the first time.

What does Mama visualize in her dream about appearing on television?

She is tearfully reunited with Dee.

She kills a bull calf on television with a sledgehammer.

She takes over the role of the talk show TV host.

She is afraid to look a strange white man in the eye.

Dee and Maggie are foils or characters who are different or opposed to each other in all of the following ways except ...

Dee is selfish while Maggie is selfless.

Dee is intelligent while Maggie is not as bright.

Dee neglects her past while Maggie is loyal to her mom and home life.

Dee is physically strong and tough while Maggie is mentally strong.

What do the churn, the quilts, and the Polaroids that Dee takes with the camera best symbolize to her?

relics from her family's past and African-American culture that should be remembered but not used

the Black Pride movement and empowerment popular in the 1960s and the African-American voice over those who attempt to silence it

slavery and all the atrocities that African-Americans endured over the years

her family's hard work and support of Dee, her education, and her upbringing

What is the initiating event that triggers the central conflict of this short story?

Dee comes to visit her mom and sister back home.

A fire burns down the old Johnson home.

Mrs. Johnson recalls her past and how hard she has worked to take care of her daughters.

Mrs. Johnson tells Dee that Maggie will get to keep Grandma Dee's quilts, not Dee.

What is the central conflict of Alice Walker's "Everyday Use"?

the cultural and personal struggle or difference between Maggie and her mom vs. Dee

the political and racial struggle of Maggie, her mom, and Dee vs. white society

the socioeconomic clash between the poor and the rich

the inner conflict between Dee vs. herself on whether she could claim what is rightfully hers

All of the following quotes are clues or examples of the Johnson's poor status except which one?

"Then the two of us sat there, just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed."

"Everything delighted [Dee]. Even the fact that we still used the benches her daddy made for the table when we couldn't afford to buy chairs."

"There are no real windows, just some holes cut in the sides, like the portholes in a ship, but round and not square, with rawhide holding the shutters up on the outside."

"That was before we raised the money, the church and me, to send her to Augusta to school."

Why does Mrs. Johnson use quotation marks around the word choose in the following quote: "Dee wrote me once that no matter where we "choose" to live, she will manage to come see us."

Mrs. Johnson places choose in quotes for ironic or unusual usage because Mrs. Johnson and Maggie can't choose to live anywhere else.

Mrs. Johnson places choose in quotes to indicate that "choose" is the word she read aloud while reading the letter

Mrs. Johnson places "choose" i n quotes to emphasize that it is her choice where Maggie and she live, not Dee's.

Mrs. Johnson places "choose" in quotes to indicate that "choose" is not the word that Dee used; Mrs. Johnson is substituting "choose" for another word.

How does the action of Maggie "[trying] to dig a well in the sand with her toe" characterize her when Dee returns home?

This action characterizes Maggie as being weak, non-confrontational, or afraid of Dee.

This action characterizes Maggie as being adventurous and curious of the world around her.

This action characterizes Maggie as being physical and energetic.

This action characterizes Maggie as being conscientious and mindful of the earth.

Mrs. Johnson does not provide or state the name of Dee's male friend whom she nicknames "Asalamalakim" for all of the following reasons except which one?

She calls him this name in a disparaging (terrible) way to show her hatred for the Muslim religion.

"Asalamalakim" characterizes him and his interests enough to Mrs. Johnson.

Once she does learn his real name, it is too difficult to pronounce and remember.

He isn't important enough to Mrs. Johnson for her to remember him or his name.

Who is the most dynamic character by the resolution of the story?

Mrs. Johnson is the most dynamic character because she stands up to Dee and defends Maggie and herself.

Dee is the most dynamic character because she learns that her mom and Maggie understand their family's art and heritage more than she does.

Maggie is the most dynamic character because she stands up for herself and verbally confronts her sister Dee.

Dee is the most dynamic character because she finally realizes how selfish she has been to her family.

Why does Mrs. Johnson still refer to Dee by her preferred name (Wangero) when referencing her?

Mrs. Johnson still respects her daughter's wishes and will call her daughter what she prefers.

Mrs. Johnson agrees with her daughter that African-Americans shouldn't use their slave names and should all invent new names.

Mrs. Johnson uses the name to mock Dee and criticize how different she is now.

Mrs. Johnson doesn't respect her daughter's choices and teases her by using her new name.

Which character states, "I can remember Grandma Dee without the quilts"?

Shawn the Sheep: He got sheered and remembers the good ol' days of being wrapped up in Grandma Dee's quilts.

Everyday Use Form B

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English

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9th - 10th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.9-10.3, RL.8.3, RL.9-10.2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Maggie's shyness mainly arise from?

the ridicule Dee and occasionally Mama heap upon her

the sudden attraction she feels for John Thomas

a trauma she suffered when the house burned

her fear of Dee

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does Mama finally decide to give the quilts to Maggie instead of Dee?

Mama thinks Dee will sell them.

Dee changes her mind about them.

Hakim-a-barber makes insulting remarks about them.

She is touched by Maggie's vulnerability and deep sense of family.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

Why is Mama reluctant to let Dee have the quilts?

She has already promised them to Maggie.

She is angry with Dee for leaving home.

Mama knows the quilts have great monetary value as well as artistic value.

Mama distrusts Dee and Hakim.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

Why does Dee probably change her name?

She wants to get back at her family for giving her a slave name.

She never liked the sound of it.

She wants to connect with her African roots.

She feels a new African name will make her more sophisticated.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

Dee and Maggie are different in that Maggie is ...

closer to her mom than Dee is

more educated than Dee

better looking than Dee

less practical than Dee

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

0 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following family members value the churn as a link to the relatives they love?

Mama

Dee

Mama and Dee

Maggie

Mama and Maggie

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following traits does Dee share with Mama?

Neither of them went to high school.

Both love the country life.

Both women are strong-willed.

Neither of them particularly liked the old or new family house.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Everyday Use Form B

35 questions

What does Maggie's shyness mainly arise from?

Why does Mama finally decide to give the quilts to Maggie instead of Dee?

Why is Mama reluctant to let Dee have the quilts?

Why does Dee probably change her name?

Dee and Maggie are different in that Maggie is ...

Which of the following family members value the churn as a link to the relatives they love?

Which of the following traits does Dee share with Mama?

Which of the following character traits does NOT describe Mama?

Which of the following statements best describes the story's main conflict?

Which of the following does not describe Maggie when Hakim and Dee show up?

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