U6 Short Stories/Glass Castle Study Session

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 house that burns down.

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

• It is the story of a new marriage

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In “Everyday Use,” what do the details indicate was the cause of Maggie’s scars?

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

• She was burned in a house fire.

• She was injured in a car accident.

• She cut herself badly while making quilts.

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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 embrace an African language and choose a new name for herself?

• She wants to be closer to her heritage.

• She wants to forget everything about her own family.

• Her new name was her great-grandmother’s name.

• It is the only language she knows.

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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,” why does Dee (Wangero) want the quilts made of scraps from her grandparents’ old clothes?

• She greatly admires the relatives who made them.

• She is jealous of her sister and wants to deny Maggie her inheritance.

• She has nostalgic memories of using the quilts in childhood.

• She wants to display them instead of using them as bedding.

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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 do the details in this passage from “Everyday Use” reveal most clearly about the character of Maggie?

It was Grandma Dee and Big Dee who taught [Maggie] how to quilt herself. She stood there with her scarred hands hidden in the folds of her skirt. She looked at her sister with something like fear but she wasn’t mad at her. This was Maggie’s portion. This was the way she knew God to work. 

• Maggie accepts the hardships that life has handed her.

• Maggie is a needy person who depends upon her mother and sister.

• Maggie is bitter toward her sister.

• Maggie has no feeling for the quilts.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is most likely the reason the narrator in “Everything Stuck to Him” doesn’t want to tell a story to the young woman?

• He is afraid she will laugh at him.

• He wants to forget the past.

• He is suspicious of her.

• He is shy about speaking aloud.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In “Everything Stuck to Him,” why are the boy and girl awake most of the night before the boy’s hunting trip?

• Their neighbors are noisy.

• Their baby is crying.

• They have to work.

• The girl is ill.

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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

When the narrator in “Everything Stuck to Him” describes the young woman as a “survivor from top to bottom,” what does he mean?

• She is a tall woman.

• She has survived a car accident.

• She will live longer than the narrator.

• She handles adversity successfully.

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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 “Everything Stuck to Him,” how did the husband most clearly feel about the incident with the plate of waffles and bacon?

• He found the incident surprisingly romantic.

• He found the incident infuriating.

• He found the incident rather humorous.

• He found the incident quite painful.

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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

What is the relationship between the introductory story and the internal story in “Everything Stuck to Him”?

• The introductory story is about a young woman who visits her father and asks him to tell her about her childhood; the internal story is a story he tells about a family with a similar past.

• The introductory story is about a married couple with a new baby; the internal story is the commentary the narrator offers about their situation.

• The introductory story is about a young woman who visits her father and asks him to tell her about her childhood; the internal story is the story he tells about when she was a baby.

• The introductory story is about a married couple with a new baby; the internal story is the discussion between the narrator and his visiting daughter.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4