"Everyday Use" Quiz

Which of the following best describes the story "Everyday Use"?

• It is the story of a young man meeting his in-laws.

• It is the story of a young woman's return home.

• It is the story of a house that burns down.

• It is the story of a new marriage.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In "Everyday Use" Maggie is nervous about

• her house burning down again

• marrying John Thomas

• her sister Dee's visit

• shaking Hakim-a-barber's hand

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following details best suggets that Dee is ashamed of her poverty?

• Dee wants to take items from the house home with her.

• Dee will not bring her friends to visit Mama and Maggie's house.

• She makes disapproving faces with Hakim-a-barber when she arrives.

• Dee will not perform any daily chores in the house.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In "Everyday Use" why does Dee speak Lugandan and choose a new name?

• It is her native language

• To be closer to her heritage

• To embrace her family history

• To make a new name for herself

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the word furtive mean in the following sentence?

The students were furtive, peeking cautiously around the corner, afraid Mr. McShy would catch them in the hallway.

• visible

• sneaky

• oppressive

• comfortable

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A person would likely be cowering if they were feeling

• anger or resentment

• joy or exhilaration

• arrogance or pride

• fear or shame

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If you had to tell your friend that you lost her most prized possession, her first edition copy of "Now That's What I Call Music!", which word would best describe your face?

• hangdog

• furtive

• smirk

• flabergasted

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the narrator of "Everyday Use" mean by saying that Dee would prefer her to have "skin like an uncooked barley pancake"?

• skin that is nutritious

• skin that is moist and smooth

• skin that is light in color

• skin that is fresh smelling

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Consider the following quote from "Everyday Use":

"How long ago was it that the other house burned? Ten, twelve years? Sometimes I can still hear the flames and feel Maggie's arms sticking to me, her hair smoking and her dress falling off her in little black papery flakes."

What does this quote suggest is the cause of Maggie's scars?

• She was burned in a house fire.

• She was injured in a car accident.

• She cut herself badly while making quilts.

• She was badly scratched in a childhood fight with Dee.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Consider the following quote from "Everyday Use":

""What would you do with them?" "Hang them," she said. As if that was the only thing you could do with quilts.""

Based on this quote, why does Dee want the quilts?

• She admires the members of her family that are represented in the quilt.

• They were her childhood blankets.

• She wants to display them instead of using them.

• She wants to deprive Maggie of any joy.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3