Everyday Use

Who taught Maggie how to quilt?

• Hakim-a-barber

• The mother

• Grandma Dee and Big Dee

• 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

How does Maggie react when Dee wants the quilts?

• She argues with Dee

• She offers to make more

• She cries

• She says Dee can have them

What does Dee criticize about her mother and Maggie's way of living?

• Their fashion sense

• Their lack of education

• Their ignorance of heritage

• Their attachment to old things

Why does Mama resent Dee's education and ideas that Dee forced on them when she returned home from school?

• She distrusted her ideas, calling them lies.

• She didn't want to know the information since it was too complicated.

• She felt oppressed since they had received limited education, and now Dee was taunting them.

• She was jealous of the education that Dee had received.

How does the narrator first describe Dee?

• A tall, slender girl who is fearful of the future

• A robust, lean girl, who is an extrovert and assertive

• An overconfident, insensitive girl who is judgmental and provocative

• A scarred, timid girl who is jealous of the fortitude and independence of her sister.

What event occurred that changed Maggie's persona permanently?

• The arrival of Dee

• Mama giving her the quilt instead

• Her marriage

• The house fire

Why did Mama think Dee was too assertive and overconfident for her age?

• She hung out with weak friends who worshipped her

• She had already established her own "style"

• She dated Jimmy T, who was popular

• She was ignorant of her sister

What metaphor did Mama make to describe the personality of Maggie?

• A lame dog

• A snake

• An injured penguin

• Her heritage

What is the conflict between the name "Dee"?

• It was from the same name as Dee's ancestor's oppressor.

• It was the name of her Grandma

• Wangero, an African name, is much more suited to herself

• "Dee" represented her heritage, but Wangero denies, saying her name is much more African