Select the correct answer.
What is the meaning of this excerpt from "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker?
In real life I am a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands. In the winter I wear flannel nightgowns to bed and overalls
during the day. I can kill and clean a hog as mercilessly as a man. My
fat keeps me hot in zero weather. I can work outside all day,
breaking
ice to get water for washing; I can eat pork liver cooked over the open fire minutes
after it comes steaming from the hog. One winter I
knocked a bull calf straight in the brain between the eyes with a sledge
hammer and had the meat hung up to chill before nightfall. But
of
course all this does not show on television. I am the way my daughter would want me to
be: a hundred pounds lighter, my skin like an
uncooked barley pancake. My hair glistens in the hot bright lights. Johnny Carson has much
to do to keep up with my quick and witty
tongue.
● A. Dee and her mother look and act exactly alike.
●B. Dee is ashamed of how her mother looks and acts.
●C. The mother wishes that she looked and acted like Dee.
D. Dee is proud of her mother's capabilities.
E. Dee wishes to be exactly like her mother.



Answer :

The correct answer to the meaning of the excerpt from "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker is:

D. Dee is proud of her mother's capabilities.

Explanation:
1. The passage describes the mother's physical appearance and abilities in a rural, hard-working setting, showcasing her skills in handling tasks traditionally associated with men like killing hogs, working outside in harsh conditions, and being capable and self-sufficient.
2. The mother contrasts her practical, strong physicality with a hypothetical ideal image of herself that her daughter Dee might prefer, which includes being lighter, having different skin, and a more glamorous appearance suitable for television.
3. Despite this contrast, the mother takes pride in her own capabilities and the way she is, suggesting that Dee admires and appreciates her mother's practical skills and strength, even though she might have a different vision of beauty or success.

By choosing option D, you acknowledge that Dee is proud of her mother's capabilities as depicted in the passage.