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Everyday Use
Alice Walker
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Summary
Plot Overview
Analysis
Historical Context
Voice, Diction, and Humor
Irony
Characters
Character List
Mama
Maggie
Dee
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
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Important Quotes Explained
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Context
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Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
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1
of 5
In what state was Alice Walker born?
Georgia
West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
2
of 5
What doubly oppressed group of people does Walker give voice to in much of her fiction?
African-American women
Asian-American women
Disabled refugees
Native-American women
3
of 5
What is the title of Walker's best-known novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize?
The Executioner's Song
The Color Purple
The Bluest Eye
Giovanni's Room
4
of 5
What social position do the protagonists of In Love and Trouble occupy?
Oppressors
Victims
Celebrities
Answers A. and B.
5
of 5
During what years of radical social transformation is "Everyday Use" set?
1870s
1900s
Late 1920s-early 1930s
Late 1960s-early 1970s
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