In "Everyday Use," why does Dee reject her cultural identity?A.She has never felt connected to her culture.B.She thinks her culture is old-fashioned.C.She does not want to be connected to the past.D.She wants to impress her new friend.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this excerpt from "Everyday Use":No doubt when Dee sees it she will want to tear it down. 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.What does the excerpt reveal about Dee's feelings?A.That she feels embarrassed in front of her new city friendsB.That she is ashamed of how poor her family isC.That she thinks her mother should rebuild the old houseD.That she thinks her family will dislike her new friends

In "Everyday Use," what does Dee's name change most likely represent?A.A way to please her familyB.A way to make herself more attractiveC.A way to distance herself from her pastD.A way to eventually get what she wants

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.

Which excerpt from "Everyday Use" shows that Dee is ashamed of her poor family?

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 confronts the people who have oppressed her.C.She pretends she was adopted as a young child.D.She refuses to acknowledge her mother and sister.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS