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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ms. Johnson's marital state?
(a) Divorced.
(b) Separated.
(c) Married.
(d) The story never reveals this fact.

2. Which Johnson family women quilts the quilt tops that Grandma Dee pieces?
(a) Ms. Johnson and her sister, Aunt Dicie or Big Dee.
(b) Cousin Celie and Cousin Jill.
(c) Great Grandma Dee and Aunt Dicie.
(d) Aunt Cassie and Maggie.

3. Who is the protagonist in "Everyday Use?"
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Dee.

4. What does Maggie wear for Dee's arrival in "Everyday Use"?
(a) A mini skirt.
(b) A pink skirt and red blouse.
(c) Overalls.
(d) Blue jeans and a white blouse.

5. What sound does Maggie make when she sees Dee's companion?
(a) A scream.
(b) A sob.
(c) A hearty laugh.
(d) "Uhnnnnh."

Short Answer Questions

1. What sounds does Ms. Johnson hear when Wangero asks if she can have the quilts?

2. How did Ms. Johnson used to think Dee felt about Maggie?

3. Which of the following is not in a Polaroid of the Johnson family reunion?

4. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?

5. Why does Dee think the quilts will become rags in five years?

(see the answer key)

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