Which of these actions or events would most likely prompt a hangdog expression?

telling a friend that you lost her scarf

getting a good report from the doctor

In “Everyday Use,” what do the details indicate was 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.

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

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

She greatly admires the relatives who made them.

She has nostalgic memories of using the quilts in childhood.

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

What do the details in this passage from “Everyday Use” reveal most clearly about the character of Dee (Wangero)? After dinner Dee (Wangero) went to the trunk at the foot of my bed and started rifling through it.... Out came Wangero with two quilts.... “Mama,” Wangero said sweet as a bird. “Can I have these old quilts?”

Dee brashly (confidently, but aggressive) goes after what she wants.

Dee has fond memories of her grandmother’s quilts.

Dee has come to steal the family’s heirlooms.

Dee respects her mother’s privacy.

How do the details in this passage from “Everyday Use” most clearly characterize the narrator as she interacts with her daughters? I did something I never had done before: hugged Maggie to me, then dragged her on into the room, snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero’s hands and dumped them into Maggie’s lap.

The narrator loves Maggie’s faith and is brave enough herself to challenge Dee’s bossy, spoiled behavior.

The narrator pities Maggie but respects Dee, who has left home to make something of herself.

The narrator wishes that Dee would come visit her and Maggie more often.

The narrator is afraid of Dee, who bosses both Maggie and the narrator.

The compound words defined here all appear in “Everyday Use.” Which of the words is an exocentric compound?

dimwits: people who are not very clever

backstage: the area behind the part of a stage that the audience can see

eyelids: folds of flesh that cover the front of the eyeballs

nightgown: dress-like garment worn at night

Which of these sentences from “Everyday Use” contains an example of Southern regionalism?

Wangero, though, went on through the chitlins and corn bread, the greens and everything else.

In real life I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands.

In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls during the day.

Impressed with her they worshiped the well-turned phrase, the cute shape, the scalding humor that erupted like bubbles in lye.

Read this example of dialect from “Everyday Use.” “… I been saving ‘em for long enough with nobody using ‘em.” Which of these sentences most accurately restates the example in formal English?

I have been saving them for a long enough time with nobody using them.

I have been saving him for a long time from situations in which other people take advantage of him.

I am keeping them safe for a long enough time so that nobody harms them.

I’ve been saving this here stuff for long enough without nobody using it.

What main points about Dee (Wangero) does this exchange from “Everyday Use” help to stress? Choose two options. “You just don’t understand,” she said, as Maggie and I came out to the car. “What don’t I understand?” I wanted to know. “Your heritage,” she said. And then she turned to Maggie, kissed her, and said, “You ought to try to make something of yourself, too, Maggie. It’s really a new day for us. But from the way you and Mama still live you’d never know it.”

Dee’s view of her heritage gives her feelings of superiority.

Dee is rather insensitive to the feelings of others.

Only Dee properly understands her family’s African-American heritage.

Education has turned the once-sweet Dee into an unpleasant person.

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 bitter toward her sister.

Maggie has no feeling for the quilts.

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

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RL.8.3, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.2

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the story “Everyday Use”?

It is the story of a new marriage.

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 young man meeting his in-laws.

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In “Everyday Use,” how does Maggie look forward to Dee’s visit?

with anticipation and confidence

with nervousness and awe

with excitement and scorn

with dread and despair

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In “Everyday Use,” why doesn’t Dee bring her friends home?

has no friends.

Her friends embarrass her.

She does not like her family.

She is ashamed of her poverty.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In “Everyday Use,” why does Dee embrace an African language and choose a new name for herself?

It is the only language she knows.

She wants to be closer to her heritage.

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

She wants to forget everything about her own family.

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who gets to keep the quilts at the end of “Everyday Use”?

Hakim-a-barber

the narrator

Maggie

Dee

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the word furtive mean in the following sentence? Use context clues to help you.
The boys were furtive, hiding in the bushes, when they came around looking for Dee.

visible

sneaky

oppressive

comfortable

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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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these emotions would most likely cause a person to be cowering?

fear or shame

arrogance or pride

joy or exhilaration

anger or resentment

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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

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Quiz on 'Everyday Use'

20 questions

Which of the following best describes the story “Everyday Use”?

In “Everyday Use,” how does Maggie look forward to Dee’s visit?

In “Everyday Use,” why doesn’t Dee bring her friends home?

In “Everyday Use,” why does Dee embrace an African language and choose a new name for herself?

Who gets to keep the quilts at the end of “Everyday Use”?

What does the word furtive mean in the following sentence? Use context clues to help you. The boys were furtive, hiding in the bushes, when they came around looking for Dee.

Which of these emotions would most likely cause a person to be cowering?

Which of these actions or events would most likely prompt a hangdog expression?

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

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

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What does the word furtive mean in the following sentence? Use context clues to help you.
The boys were furtive, hiding in the bushes, when they came around looking for Dee.