"Everyday Use," by Alice Walker. Then answer the question.Which of the following best describes the internal conflict in the passage?A.Maggie doesn't know whether to feel happy or sad to see Dee.B.Maggie's scars make her feel insecure.C.Maggie dislikes waiting for her sister.D.Maggie and Dee are very different.

Read this excerpt from Alice Walker's "Everyday Use":Maggie will be nervous until after her sister goes: she will stand hopelessly in corners, homely and ashamed of the burn scars down her arms and legs, eying her sister with a mixture of envy and awe.Which statement best analyzes how Maggie sees herself?A.Maggie believes Dee is responsible for the fire that scarred her.B.Maggie believes she is beautiful and worthy of love.C.Maggie believes herself to be ugly and not as beautiful as Dee.D.Maggie believes that her mother loves her more than she loves Dee.

"Everyday Use," by Alice Walker. Then answer the question.What does Walker describe to symbolize Dee's character in this passage?A.She describes Maggie's reaction to Dee.B.She describes Maggie's reaction to the man.C.She describes the man who is with Dee.D.She describes the clothes Dee is wearing.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

In the short story "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker, what does Dee do to distance herself from her family and poor upbringing?A.She changes her name and the way she dresses.B.She pretends she was adopted as a young child.C.She refuses to acknowledge her mother and sister.D.She confronts the people who have oppressed her.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which excerpt from "Everyday Use" shows that Dee is ashamed of her poor family?A.She wrote me once that no matter where we "choose" to live, she will manage to come see us. But she will never bring her friends.B.She pins on my dress a large orchid, even though she has told me once that she thinks orchids are tacky flowers.C.A look of concentration on her face as she watched the last dingy gray board of the house fall in toward the red-hot brick chimney.D.She stoops down quickly and lines up picture after picture of me sitting there in front of the house with Maggie cowering behind me.

In the short story "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker, why does the narrator want Maggie to have the quilts instead of Dee?A.Maggie would use them and appreciate them, but Dee would hang them and make them useless antiques.B.Maggie is the favored daughter and gets everything she wants, while Dee remains in the background.C.Maggie is marrying someone the narrator approves of, but Dee has married someone of a different religion.D.Maggie helped her grandmother make the quilts, but Dee refused to learn how to make them.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS