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1			How do you interpret the title, "Everyday Use"? You may recall Dee's remark that if Maggie got the quilts, she might be "backward enough to put them to everyday use." What kind of statement does the author make by titling her work "Everyday Use"? How do you interpret Dee's remark about Maggie and Mama not understanding her heritage?
2			How does the description of the fire, and the speaker's characterization of Dee and Maggie affect your understanding of their relationship? Were you surprised by the behavior of either sister in "Everyday Use"? Why or why not?
3			What did you think of the end of the story? How is the alliance between Mama and Maggie at the end foreshadowed earlier in the story?