Close Read: Analyze Craft and Structure
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
What do the details in this passage from "Everyday Use" reveal most clearly about the character of Dee (Wangero)?
After dinner Dee (Wangero) went to the trunk at the foot of my bed and started rifling through
it.... Out came Wangero with two quilts.... "Mama," Wangero said sweet as a bird. "Can I
have these old quilts?"
OA. Dee has fond memories of her grandmother's quilts.
OB. Dee has come to steal the family's heirlooms.
OC. Dee brashly goes after what she wants.
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D. Dee respects her mother's privacy.