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WorksheetsEveryday Use
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"Everyday Use" is set in
a)
Old South Alabama
b)
Old South Georgia
c)
Old South Mississippi
d)
Old South Florida
2.
Which late-night television personality appears in the story?
a)
J. Leno
b)
Tyra Banks
c)
Johnny Carson
d)
Conan O'Brien
3.
Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"?
a)
Dee
b)
Maggie
c)
Unidentified
d)
the mother
4.
"Asalamalakim" is
a)
the name of Dee's friend
b)
a greeting sometimes used by Arabic speakers.
c)
Made up words
5.
Dee demands to take various household objects with her apartment except
a)
her to decorate her apartment
b)
Grandma Dee's quilt.
c)
The kitchen table
d)
a bench
6.
The quilts "mean" as objects central to the story?
a)
They are art objects
b)
They are meant to cover the marriage bed
c)
They are of no use to anyone but Maggie.
d)
They represent family and the coninuity of women's relationships
7.
At the end, Dee tells her mother and sister that they don't understand their "heritage," and departs with sunglasses on. What happens next?
a)
Dee curses
b)
Maggie smiles.
c)
Mama faints
8.
How many rooms does the Johnsons' current house have?
a)
three
b)
five
c)
two
d)
one
9.
When Ms. Johnson snatches the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with in shock?
a)
Dee
b)
Dee's friend
c)
Aunt Dee
d)
Maggie
10.
When boys and girls hang around Dee in her youth, what does she do to entertain them?
a)
She makes fun of them
b)
She fights with them
c)
She reads to them
d)
She kisses them
11.
How long is Dee's dress when she exits the car?
a)
Above her knees
b)
She has on pants
c)
It touches the ground.
d)
At her thigh
12.
Why does Dee change her name?
a)
She did not like her Aunt Dee
b)
Her boyfriend told her to
c)
She wanted to make Mamma mad
d)
So she won't have a white oppressor name
13.
From where does the wood that gives Ms. Johnson's dasher its color come?
a)
The tree that stood in the yard where Big Dee and Stash lived.
b)
The woods behind the house
c)
The bed that Big Dee had
14.
When Ms. Johnson offers Dee a quilt in the past, what is Dee's reaction?
a)
She gave it ways
b)
She doesn't want it because it is old-fashioned.
c)
She threw it in the trash
d)
She sold them to a white lady for tuition
15.
What drives Jimmy T, a former suitor, away from Dee?
a)
She dates too many other guys
b)
She goes off to college
c)
She criticizes him too much.
d)
She finds out that he is poor
16.
What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?
a)
splinters
b)
cracks
c)
Rump prints.
d)
old food
17.
When is the main conflict of the story resolved?
a)
Mama takes the quilts from Maggie and gives them to Dee
b)
The quilt rips and falls to the ground
c)
Dee steals the quilts and drives off
d)
Mama takes the quilts from Dee and gives them to Maggie
18.
How does the conflict between Dee and her family intensify?
a)
Dee resorts to name calling and says Maggie won't appreciate the quilts the way she would but Mama disagrees with Dee
b)
Maggie resorts to name calling and say Dee won't appreciate the quilts the way she would but Mama disagrees with Maggie
c)
Dee's friend takes the quilts and insist that Mama lets Dee keep them
19.
What is the central theme of the story?
a)
the importance of going to college and becoming better than everyone else
b)
Life is too short to live in a poor situation
c)
the importance of standing up for yourself
d)
the importance of heritage and culture to an individual's understanding of his or her life and identity.
20.
Which of the following events is presented in a flashback?
a)
Maggie learning to quilt
b)
Mama on the tv show
c)
The family's house burned down.
d)
Dee going to college
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