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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of jobs has Ms. Johnson always done well?
(a) Nursing jobs.
(b) Man's farm work like butchering and milking.
(c) Housekeeping or maid jobs.
(d) Clerical jobs.

2. What does Dee's companion do for a living?
(a) He is a physician.
(b) The story does not reveal this information.
(c) He is a politician.
(d) He is a college professor.

3. What scrap of Great Grandpa Ezra's clothing is in the quilts?
(a) A piece of his wedding pants.
(b) A piece of his Civil War uniform.
(c) A piece of his christening gown.
(d) A piece of his old red flannel shirt.

4. What does Ms. Johnson do in church when the spirit of God touches her?
(a) She gets happy and shouts.
(b) She reads aloud from her Bible.
(c) She gives a sermon.
(d) She prays aloud.

5. Who is the antagonist in "Everyday Use?"
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Dee.
(d) John Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the weather when Dee comes to visit her family?

2. What scraps of Grandpa Jarrell's clothes are in the quilts?

3. How does Maggie react when Dee's companion moves forward to hug her?

4. Where does "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker take place?

5. Who takes Polaroids of the Johnson family reunion?

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