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WorksheetsEveryday Use - Comprehension Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which inference can you make about Maggie from the following description? “‘How do I look, Mama?’ Maggie says, showing just enough of her thin body enveloped in pink skirt and red blouse for me to know she’s there, almost hidden by the door.”
Being unsure of herself, Maggie needed her mother to tell her she looked nice
No matter what she wore, Maggie always wanted her mother to compliment her.
Because Maggie was small and thin, she liked to wear bright colors to stand out.
The door was so heavy that Maggie could not open it herself.
"A dress so loud it hurts my eyes." What inference can you make about the dress that Dee wears?
The dress is ugly.
The dress makes a lot of noise.
The dress has very bright colors.
The dress does not belong to Dee.
Who is the narrator?
Dee
Big Dee
Maggie
The mother
Which character traits do NOT describe Maggie?
Shy and timid
strong-willed and smart
Confident and talkative
stylish and social
What does Maggie think of her sister?
Dee is the whole world to her.
She doesn't like Dee very much.
She thinks Dee is beautiful and smart.
Dee is a lot like Maggie.
Which one of the characters do you connect or relate to the most? Identify specific character traits that you share.
Where does the story take place?
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Florida
Which of the following quotes show the Johnsons' poor status? (Check all that apply)
"Everything delighted [Dee]. Even the fact that we still used the benches that her daddy made for the table, when we couldn't afford to buy chairs.
"That was before we raised the money, the church and me, to send her to Augusta to school."
"Then the two of us sat there just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed."
"Who ever knew a Johnson with a quick tongue?"
For what reason does Dee change her name to Wangero?
She liked the name better than Dee.
She wanted to impress her new boyfriend.
She was embarrassed by her name.
She wanted to make her mother angry.
"I will wait for her in the yard that Maggie and I made so clean and wavy yesterday afternoon." What mood does this line show?
anticipation
sadness
happiness
anger
How did Maggie get her scars?
The Johnsons' house burnt down.
She was burned by her father.
She burned herself while cooking.
Dee pushed her in the fire.
Why does the narrator refuse to give Dee the quilt she wants?
She is tired of being pushed around by Dee.
She knows that Dee does not want the quilt to remember her grandma.
She realizes that she has been neglecting Maggie.
She realizes Maggie never gets what she deserves.
What does the phrase "scalding humor that bubbled like lye" reveal about Dee?
Her humor is hurtful.
She doesn't often show her funny side.
She is boring.
She is difficult to understand.
At the end of the story, Dee tells her mother and sister that they "don't understand their heritage" and departs with sunglasses on. What happens next?
Dee curses.
Mama faints.
Maggie smiles.
Dee waves and leaves.
What is the main problem or conflict in the story?
Mama gives the quilts to Dee.
Mama takes the quilts from Dee and gives them to Maggie.
Mama gets rid of the quilts.
Dee steals the quilts and leaves.
Maggie and Dee are different from each other in all ways except for which of the following?
Dee is intelligent while Maggie is not as bright.
Dee is selfish while Maggie is generous.
Dee is physically strong while Maggie is mentally strong.
Dee neglects her past while Maggie is loyal to her mother and home life.
