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Everyday Use by Alice Walker
            Written Response Questions
                  Short Response
   What does narrator mean when she says that Maggie
    thinks Dee has held life always in the palm of one
    hand, that no is a word the world never learned to
    say to her?
   In what way does the house fire affect Maggie?
    Describe how this event explains her character.
                  Extended Response
   Describe the differences in Maggies and Dees characters.
    Use three examples from the story to explain your answer.

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  • 1. Everyday Use by Alice Walker Written Response Questions Short Response What does narrator mean when she says that Maggie thinks Dee has held life always in the palm of one hand, that no is a word the world never learned to say to her? In what way does the house fire affect Maggie? Describe how this event explains her character. Extended Response Describe the differences in Maggies and Dees characters. Use three examples from the story to explain your answer.