Alice Walker - "Everyday Use" Text Evidence

On PAGE 1, which of these are used to describe Maggie? [select all that apply]

• "embarrassed about the burn scars"

• "[like] a lame animal, perhaps a dog run over"

• "nicer hair and fuller figure"

• "big, heavy, and strong"

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On PAGE 2, which of the following did Dee receive when she was younger? [select all that apply]

• "enough money to send Dee to school"

• "large, modern sunglasses"

• "the top and handle to an old butter churn"

• "Grandma Dee's butter dish"

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On PAGE 4, what do we learn about the quilts? [select all that apply]

• Dee once told the narrator they were "old-fashioned"

• The narrator has promised them to Maggie as a wedding present

• The quilts are made from "pieces of dresses Grandma used to wear"

• Maggie "can't remember Grandma without the quilts"

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On the LAST PAGE, what does the narrator do? [select all that apply]

• "snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero's hands"

• sits on the porch until bedtime

• "put on some sunglasses that hid everything above the tip of her nose"

• "sat there on my bed with her mouth open"

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Which of the following describe Dee's friend ("Hakim-a-barber") in the text? [select all that apply]

• He doesn't eat pork or collards

• He has dreadlocks

• He went to school with Dee/Wangero

• He is afraid that Maggie will ruin the quilts

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What does Dee/Wangero do first when she arrives home? [Page 2]

• Takes photos

• Hugs Maggie

• Introduces her friend to the narrator

• Asks for the quilts

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Why doesn't Dee/Wangero want the quilts that the narrator offers her first? [Page 3/4]

• They weren't stitched by hand

• They are old and worn out

• They don't match the decorations in her house

• She doesn't like the fabric

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