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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker take place?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) New York City.
(c) Rural Ohio.
(d) Rural Georgia, near Augusta.

2. What does Ms. Johnson say could be done if the quilts do become rags in five years?
(a) Ms. Johnson could buy new quilts for Maggie.
(b) Maggie could make herself some new quilts.
(c) Ms. Johnson could knit Maggie some blankets.
(d) Maggie could buy new quilts.

3. How does the Johnson's current home different from their previous home?
(a) It has a tin roof instead of a shingle roof.
(b) It is larger.
(c) It is smaller.
(d) It has more land with it.

4. Who learns to quilt from Grandma Dee and Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.

5. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?
(a) Black.
(b) Dark brown.
(c) Light yellow.
(d) Tan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man who emerges from the car with Dee wear his hair?

2. From where does the wood that gives Ms. Johnson's dasher its color come?

3. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?

4. How many children does Ms. Johnson have?

5. What does Ms. Johnson kill with a sledge hammer one winter?

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