Worksheets"Everyday Use"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins
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1.
What is the central conflict of Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”?
a)
the cultural and personal struggle between Maggie and her mom vs. Dee
b)
the inner conflict between Dee vs. herself on whether she should claim what is rightfully hers
c)
the political and racial struggle of Maggie, her mom, and Dee vs. white society
d)
the socioeconomic clash between the poor and the rich
2.
What do the churn, the quilt, and the Polaroids that Dee takes best symbolize to her?
a)
the Black Pride movement and empowerment popular in the 1960s and the AfricanAmerican voice over those who attempt to stifle it
b)
her family’s hard work and support of Dee, her education, and her upbringing
c)
relics from her family’s past and African-American culture that should be remembered but not used
d)
slavery and all of the atrocities that African-Americans endured over the years
3.
Why does Mama still refer to Dee by her preferred name (Wangero) when referencing her?
a)
Mama agrees with her daughter that African-Americans shouldn’t use their slave names and should all invent new names for each other
b)
Mama doesn’t respect her daughter’s choices and teases her by using her new name
c)
Mama still respects her wishes and will call her daughter what she prefers.
d)
Mama uses the name to mock her daughter and criticize how different she is now.
4.
Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"?
a)
Dee
b)
Maggie
c)
Unidentified
d)
the mother
5.
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 an oppressor name
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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.
9.
Based on the following description of Dee, which inference can you make about her? “She used to read to us without pity; forcing words, lies, other folks’ habits, whole lives upon us two, sitting trapped and ignorant underneath her voice.”
a)
She knew how important it was to educate her mother and sister.
b)
The stories she told were meant to frighten her family and keep them awake at night.
c)
Dee found many ways to show her mother and sister that she was smarter than they were.
d)
Because she could read so well, Dee probably would make a fine teacher.
10.
What does the character Dee change her name to in “Everyday Use”?
a)
Adamma
b)
Masika
c)
Wangero
d)
Jabari
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