Everyday Use

Mama gives the quilts to Maggie because she

• knows that Maggie has always liked colorful things

• thinks that Maggie can get a lot of money by selling them

• believes Maggie will treat them with more care than Dee will

• already has promised to give them to her when Maggie is ready for marriage

What is the conflict between Dee and Maggie over?

• the differences in their styles of clothes

• which quilt is worth the most money

• where their mother should live

• who will get the family’s quilts

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

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

What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?

• splinters

• cracks

• Rump prints.

• old food

How does the conflict between Dee and her family intensify?

• Dee resorts to name calling and says Maggie won't appreciate the quilts the way she would but Mama disagrees with Dee

• Maggie resorts to name calling and say Dee won't appreciate the quilts the way she would but Mama disagrees with Maggie

• Dee's friend takes the quilts and insist that Mama lets Dee keep them

What does the character Dee change her name to in “Everyday Use”?

• Adamma

• Masika

• Wangero

• Jabari

What is the title of the story?

• The Yard

• For Your Grandmama

• Everyday Use

• Maggie and Dee

What does the mother say about the quilts Dee wants?

• They are not for sale

• They are priceless

• They are too old

• She promised them to Maggie