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Everyday Use
by:
Alice Walker
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Mama
Maggie
Dee
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Table of Contents
Plot Overview Quick Quiz
1
of 5
Whose arrival does Mama await in the yard?
Maggie’s
Dee’s
Hakim-a-barber’s
Aunt Dicie’s
2
of 5
What has Dee changed about herself since she last saw Mama?
Her condescending attitude
Her hair color
Her name
Her accent
3
of 5
What does Dee want to do with the top of the butter churn, the dasher, and the heirloom quilt?
Restore them
Ruin them in protest
Take them home
Sell them
4
of 5
What does Mama hope that Maggie will do with the heirloom quilts when she inherits them?
Whatever she wants
Pack them up
Use them
Preserve them
5
of 5
What does Dee accuse Mama of not understanding?
Her own heritage
Her own daughters
Politics
Basic decency
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