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Meanie Quiz #1 Kindly answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge.
1. "Everyday Use" is set in (a) Old South Georgia (b) Old South New Orleans (c) Cincinnati (d) Hannibal,
Missouri
2. Describe the setting. What does this show/why is the setting important?
3. The climax of "Everyday Use" occurs when (a) the mother takes the quilts from Dee and gives them to Maggie (b) Dee's boyfriend arrives (c) Dee makes dinner for her boyfriend (d) Dee sets fire to
the house
4 How does each character view the quilts? What do they mean/symbolize?
5. Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use"? (a) Maggie (b) the mother (c) Dee (d) Aunt Dicie
6. (3 part question)Dee demands to take various household objects with her to decorate her apartment, including what? What are her plans for these? What does this say about her character?
7. "Asalamalakim: is (a) the name Dee has now chosen as her African name (b) the name of Dee's Muslim boyfriend (c) the last name of the "beef cattle people" up the road (d) a greeting sometimes used by Arabic speakers
8. Which late-night television personality appears in the story? (a) Ed McMahon (b) Barbara
Walters (c) David Letterman (d) Johnny Carson
9. At the end, Dee tells her mother and sister that they don't understand their "heritage," and departs with sunglasses on. What happen next? (a) Maggie smiles (b) the mother runs after the car
disappearing down the road (c) the cock crows (d) Jimmy T comes by to visit
10. Maggie tells her mother to give the quilts to Dee because (a) she is tired of hearing Dee talk
(b) she is unselfish (c) she is afraid of Dee (d) she does not believe she is worthy of having them