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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Johnson family member possesses the most self confidence?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Dee.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Grandpa Jarrell.

2. Who fills her bottom lip with checkerberry snuff at the end of "Everyday Use?"
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Wangero.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Aunt Dicie.

3. What noises tell Ms. Johnson someone is standing outside the room in which she and Wangero are?
(a) The radio comes on.
(b) Maggie's breathing.
(c) The television set comes on.
(d) Maggies footsteps.

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

5. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) A ruby pendant.
(b) A silver wristwatch.
(c) Gold earrings and bracelets.
(d) Pear earrings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hand closes over Grandma Dee's butter dish at dinner?

2. Where are the family's quilt frames kept?

3. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," how does Ms. Johnson think Maggie will feel during Dee's visit?

4. What does Maggie wear for Dee's arrival in "Everyday Use"?

5. To what does Wangero compare Maggie's brain when Maggie tells Hakim-a-barber who whittled the churn dash?

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