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WorksheetsEveryday Use Characterization Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins
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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.
Dee and Maggie are foils or characters who different or opposed to each other in all of the following ways except which?
a)
Dee is intelligent while Maggie is not as bright
b)
Dee is physically strong and tough while Maggie is mentally strong.
c)
Dee is selfish while Maggie is selfless.
d)
Dee neglects her past while Maggie is loyal to her mom and home life.
4.
All of the following quotes are clues or examples of the Johnson's’ poor status except which?
a)
“Everything delighted [Dee]. Even the fact that we still used the benches her daddy made for the table when we couldn’t afford to buy chairs.”
b)
“[T]hat was before we raised the money, the church and me, to send her to Augusta to school.”
c)
“[T]hen the two of us sat there just enjoying, until it was time to go in the house and go to bed.”
d)
“There are no real windows, just some holes cut in the sides, like the portholes in a ship, but not round and not square, with rawhide holding the shutters up on the outside.”
5.
How does the action of Maggie “[trying] to dig a well in the sand with her toe” characterize her when Dee returns home?
a)
This action characterizes Maggie as being adventurous and curious of the world around her.
b)
This action characterizes Maggie as being conscientious and mindful of the earth.
c)
This action characterizes Maggie as being physical and energetic.
d)
This action characterizes Maggie as being weak, non-confrontational, or afraid of Dee.
6.
Mama doesn’t provide or state the name of Dee’s male friend whom she nicknames Asalamalakim for all of the following reasons except which?
a)
“Asalamalakim” characterizes him and his interests enough to Mama.
b)
He isn’t important enough to Mama for her to remember him or his name.
c)
Once she does learn his real name, it is too difficult to pronounce and remember.
d)
She calls him this name in a disparaging way to show her hatred for the Muslim religion.
7.
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.
8.
Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"?
a)
Dee
b)
Maggie
c)
Unidentified
d)
the mother
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
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.”
a)
Being unsure of herself, Maggie needed her mother to tell her she looked nice.
b)
No matter what she wore, Maggie always wanted her mother to compliment her.
c)
Because Maggie was small and thin, she liked to wear bright colors to stand out.
d)
The door was so heavy that Maggie could not open it herself.
15.
"Everyday Use" is set in
a)
Old South Alabama
b)
Old South Georgia
c)
Old South Mississippi
d)
Old South Florida
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