PRACTICE TEST ON SHORT STORIES

"Everyday Use" is set in

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which late-night television personality appears in the story?

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"?

• Dee
• Maggie
• Unidentified
• the mother

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

"Asalamalakim" is

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The quilts "mean" as objects central to the story?

• They are art objects
• They are meant to cover the marriage bed
• They are of no use to anyone but Maggie.
• They represent family and the coninuity of women's relationships

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How many rooms does the Johnsons' current house have?

• three
• five
• two
• one

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3