Question

select the correct text in the passage
which of these excerpts from alice walker’s “everyday use” best exemplifies the connection between tradition and culture?

1. but of course all this characteristics 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.
2. no doubt when dee sees the house she will want to tear it down. she wrote me once that no matter where we “choose” to live, she will manage to come see us.
3. in both of the quilts were scraps of dresses grandma dee had worn fifty and more years ago. bits and pieces of grandpa jarrell’s paisley shirts. and one teeny faded blue piece, about the size of a penny matchbox, that was from great grandpa ezra’s uniform that he wore in the civil war.
4. i did something i never done before: hugged maggie to me, then dragged her on into the room, snatched the quilts out of miss wangero’s hands and dumped them into maggie’s lap. maggie just sat there on my bed with her mouth open.

Explanation:

To determine the excerpt that best shows the connection between tradition and culture, we analyze each option:

• Option 1 focuses on the narrator's self - perception based on her daughter's wishes, not tradition - culture connection.
• Option 2 is about Dee's attitude towards the house and visiting, not related to tradition - culture.
• Option 3: The quilts contain scraps from Grandma Dee's dresses (fifty + years ago), Grandpa Jarrell's shirts, and Great Grandpa Ezra's Civil War uniform. These items represent family history, heritage, and the passing down of cultural artifacts through generations, which is a strong connection between tradition (passing down of items with historical/cultural significance) and culture (family heritage, historical context).
• Option 4 describes an action of the narrator towards Maggie and the quilts, not the connection between tradition and culture.

Answer:

1. In both of [the quilts] were scraps of dresses Grandma Dee had worn fifty and more years ago. Bits and pieces of Grandpa Jarrell’s Paisley shirts. And one teeny faded blue piece, about the size of a penny matchbox, that was from Great Grandpa Ezra’s uniform that he wore in the Civil War