Everyday Use Quiz

What main points about Dee (Wangero) does the exchange from "Everyday Use" help to stress? Choose two options.

• Only Dee properly understands her family's African-American heritage.

• Education has turned the once-sweet Dee into an unpleasant person.

• Dee's view of her heritage gives her feelings of superiority.

• Education is the key to Dee's happy, successful life.

• Dee is rather insensitive to the feelings of others.

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In "Everyday Use," why doesn't Dee bring her friends home?

• She has no friends.

• Her friends embarrass her.

• She does not like her family.

• She is ashamed of her poverty.

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What is the purpose of the narrator of "Everyday Use" saying that Dee would prefer her to have "skin like an uncooked barley pancake"?

• To demonstrate that she would prefer her mother invest in skin care an prioritize skin that is clear and smooth.

• To demonstrate that she would prefer that her mother has a lighter skin color for aesthetic purposes.

• To demonstrate that she would prefer her mother leave behind her working farm life that requires long hours in the sun.

• To demonstrate that she would prefer her mother not cook breakfast due to the simple country ingredients she uses.

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In "Everyday Use," why does Dee (Wangero) want the quilts that were made with scraps from her grandparents' old clothes?

• She greatly admires the relatives who made them.

• She has nostalgic memories of using the quilts in childhood.

• She wants to display them instead of using them as bedding.

• She is jealous of her sister and wants to deny Maggie her inheritance.

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In "Everyday Use," what do the details indicate was the cause of Maggie's scars?

• She was burned in a house fire.

• She was injured in a car accident.

• She cut herself badly while making quilts.

• She was badly scratched in a childhood fight with Dee.

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In "Everyday Use," why does Dee embrace an African language and choose a new name for herself?

• It is the only language she knows.

• She wants to be closer to what she perceives as her true heritage.

• Her new name was her great-grandmother's name and makes her feel closer to her culture.

• She wants to forget everything about her own family.

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Which of these emotions would most likely cause a person to be cowering?

• fear or shame

• arrogance or pride

• joy or exhilaration

• anger or resentment

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Why does Maggie get to keep the quilts at the end of "Everyday Use"?

• Maggie was given them as a wedding present from her great grandma after marrying John Thomas.

• Dee didn't want them when she went to college because they were outdated an unstylish.

• Maggie finally stands up to her sister and tells her that she can't take her quilts.

• Mother realized that Maggie's understanding of the heritage behind the quilts was deeper than Dee's.

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In "Everyday Use," how does Maggie look forward to Dee's visit?

• with anticipation and confidence

• with nervousness and awe

• with excitement and scorn

• with dread and despair

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What does the word furtive mean in the following sentence? Use context clues to help you.

The boys were furtive, hiding in the bushes, when they came around looking for Dee.

• visible

• sneaky

• oppressive

• comfortable

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