English III Short Stories Unit 6

Question 1

In "Everyday Use," what was the cause of Maggie’s scars?

Accepted Answer

She was burned in a house fire

Question 2

In "The Leap," Who is buried in that gravesite just down the highway ?

Accepted Answer

the unborn daughter whom her mother lost in the circus disaster

Question 3

What seems to be the mother's attitude toward her years as a circus performer after she marries for the second time?

Accepted Answer

She seems to have put her past behind her.

Question 4

In “Everyday Use,” Maggie waits for Dee's visit with:

Accepted Answer

nervousness and awe

Question 5

In “Everyday Use,” Dee doesn't bring her friends home because she:

Accepted Answer

She is ashamed of her poverty

Question 6

Which passage from "The Leap" best supports the emotional state of the mother when she jumps ?

Accepted Answer

She was hanging by the back of her heels ... smiling, so matter-of-fact.

Question 7

In “Everyday Use,” Dee embraces an African language and chooses a new name for herself because:

Accepted Answer

She wants to be closer to her heritage

Question 8

Which passage from "The Leap" best supports the mother's attitude?

Accepted Answer

She has kept no sequined costume, no photographs, no fliers ...

Question 9

After the narrator's mother is injured in the accident, why is the narrator's father called to the hospital ?

Accepted Answer

he experience treating similar types of injuries

Question 10

How does the young woman react to the narrator's story in “Everything Stuck to Him”?

Accepted Answer

She is interested

Question 11

The purpose of the “metallic voice” Mr. Mead encounters on his walk in “The Pedestrian” is to:

Accepted Answer

enforce the rules of 2053 society

Question 12

Which passage from “Everything Stuck to Him” best supports how the husband felt?

Accepted Answer

"They had leaned on each other and laughed until the tears had come.… "

Question 13

In "Everyday Use," why does Dee want the quilts made with scraps from her grandparents' old clothes?

Accepted Answer

She wants to display them instead of using them as bedding.

Question 14

Which BEST describes the couple whose story is told in “Everything Stuck to Him”?

Accepted Answer

They are fairly young to be parents.

Question 15

In “The Pedestrian,” how are the neighborhoods like graveyards?

Accepted Answer

They are dark and silent except for occasional murmurs and lights

Question 16

In 'Everything Stuck to Him," the young woman asks the narrator for stories about her childhood because:

Accepted Answer

She wants to learn more about her parents.

Question 17

Which is the best summary of the author’s attitude toward television in “The Pedestrian”?

Accepted Answer

He thinks it is powerful and harmful.

Question 18

In "The Leap," what reason does the narrator suggest that her mother, now blind, can still safely negotiate her home?

Accepted Answer

She was once part of a blindfold trapeze act.

Question 19

In “Everything Stuck to Him,” the boy and girl are awake most of the night before the boy's hunting trip because:

Accepted Answer

The baby is crying

Question 20

What happens to Mr. Mead at the end of The Pedestrian?

Accepted Answer

He is driven away to a mental institution by the police car

Question 21

What is the reason why the narrator in “Everything Stuck to Him” doesn’t want to tell a story to the young woman?

Accepted Answer

He wants to forget the past.

Question 22

In “Everything Stuck to Him,” how did the husband feel about the incident with the plate of waffles and bacon?

Accepted Answer

He found it rather humorous.

Question 23

"Everyday Use" is a story of:

Accepted Answer

a young woman's return home

Question 24

In “Everything Stuck to Him,” what does the boy's interaction with his baby daughter show about his personality?

Accepted Answer

He cares about the baby

Question 25

Which best describes the mother in "The Leap" when she jumps onto the burning house to rescue her daughter?

Accepted Answer

calm and capable

Question 26

As explained in "The Leap," what causes the circus disaster in which Harry Avalon dies?

Accepted Answer

a lightening bolt

Question 27

What does the narrator of “Everyday Use” mean by Dee would prefer her to have “skin like an uncooked barley pancake”?

Accepted Answer

skin that is light in color

Question 28

Who gets to keep the quilts at the end of "Everyday Use"?

Accepted Answer

Maggie

Question 29

Which example from “The Pedestrian” best supports the author's attitude toward television?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Mead is the only one who seems to be alive and aware in the city.

Question 30

Which is a major idea that “The Pedestrian” explores?

Accepted Answer

individuality vs. conformity

Question 31

Why is Mr. Mead the only person out at night in “The Pedestrian”?

Accepted Answer

Everyone else is watching television.

Question 32

When the narrator describes the young woman as a “survivor from top to bottom,” he means?

Accepted Answer

She handles adversity well

Question 33

The passage that best proves why Dee wants the quilts is:

Accepted Answer

"What would you do with them?" "Hang them," she said.

English III Short Stories Unit 6

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English III Short Stories Unit 6

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