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

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

Read the following excerpt from "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker:"The truth is," I said, "I promised to give them quilts to Maggie, for when she marries John Thomas."She gasped like a bee had stung her."Maggie can't appreciate these quilts!" she said. "She'd probably be backward enough to put them to everyday use.""I reckon she would," I said. "God knows I been saving 'em for long enough with nobody using 'em. I hope she will!" I didn't want to bring up how I had offered Dee (Wangero) a quilt when she went away to college. Then she had told they were old-fashioned, out of style.Based on this excerpt, which description most likely describes the significance of the story's title? A. People connect with their culture by continually revisiting past traditions. B. Artifacts and mementos are the only method for understanding a culture. C. People don't need strong family ties to connect with their traditional heritage. D. Culture is best passed on and understood through oral storytelling traditions. E. History doesn't play an important role in understanding culture and tradition.

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

At the end of Alice Walker's "Everyday Use", the mother decides to give the quilts to Maggie and not to Dee. Why?Question 25Answera.Because she resents Dee's changing of her nameb.Because Maggie will preserve them with more carec.Because Dee's boyfriend Hakim-a-barber doesn't seem trustworthy to herd.Because she is sympathetic to Maggie's vulnerability and her sense of family

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