Which statement is the best example of the theme of "Everyday Use"?A.A mother gives something important to her daughter.B.Maggie and Dee want the quilts for different reasons.C.Two sisters want the same quilts made by their grandmother.D.It's important to keep family and cultural traditions alive.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

In the short story "Everyday Use," by Alice Walker, who does the narrator think will appreciate the quilts more?A.Maggie, because she helped her grandmother make the quiltsB.Maggie, because she will use them the way they were intended to be usedC.Dee, because she is better educated and would know how to display themD.Dee, because she is the favored daughter and always gets what she wants

Which statement best demonstrates what motivates Mama to take the quilts from Dee and give them to Maggie?Text: Read Me: "Everyday Use"

"Everyday Use," by Alice Walker. Then answer the question.How does Dee's perspective on the "everyday items," such as the wooden benches and the old quilts, change after she returns home?A.She sees them with more mature eyes and values them more now than when she lived at home.B.She plans to give them to a museum in the city.C.She wants to learn how to make these items so that she can replicate them for herself.D.She wants them because she doesn't think Maggie values them as much as she does.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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

In "Everyday Use," what is the primary symbol that represents the family members' differing views of their history and culture?A.The destroyed houseB.Maggie's burn scarsC.Dee's new hairstyleD.The handmade quilts