"Everyday Use"

Vocabulary

1.sidle-move sideways, especially in a shy or sneaky manner.

2.furtive-acting as if trying not to be seen.

3.cowering-drawing back or hiddling in fear.

4.oppress-persecute; keep down by unjust use of power.

5.doctrines-principles; teachings; beliefs.

6.rifling-in a rough manner.

Reading Check Questions

1.According ot Mama, how is Dee different from her and from Maggie?

Maggie and Dee are different because Dee is use to getting everthing she wants, while Maggie never does

2.What different uses would Maggie and Dee have for the quilts?

Maggie would cherish the quilts and make use metally, Dee would use it physically until it falls apart, then she would forget about it.

3.What terrible thing happened to Maggie when she was a child?

She caught on fire in a burning home.

4.How does Mama choose to resolve the conflict over the quilts?

She takes the quilts and gives them to Maggie, then tells Dee to take the others.

5.Find the passage in the text to that explains the title.

"'Maggie can't appreciate these quilts!'" she said. "She'd probably be backward enought to them to everday use." Page 108, left column, 3 paragraphs from the bottom.

Worksheets

Vocabulary Development-"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker

1.No, Dee doesn't move aside.

2.Dee, Acting as not to be seen.

3.Yes, she seemed big and tough.

4.No, they would be controlling.

5.Yes, doctrines are beliefs or teachings.

6.Yes, it's in a rough manner.