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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Ms. Johnson in 1949?
(a) She gets hooked in the side by a cow.
(b) She is in a car wreck.
(c) She contracts polio.
(d) She has a heart attack.

2. What is the relationship of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn top to Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?
(a) He was her grandfather.
(b) He was her second husband.
(c) He was her father.
(d) He was her brother.

3. In "Everyday Use," whose school closes after second grade?
(a) John Thomas's.
(b) Maggie's.
(c) Ms. Johnson's.
(d) Dee's.

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

5. What does Jimmy T do soon after breaking up with Dee?
(a) Marry another woman.
(b) Wreck his car.
(c) Enlist in the Army.
(d) Move to Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comes over Ms. Johnson at the end of the story when she sees Maggie looking at Wangero with fear?

2. What is the socioeconomic status of Ms. Johnson in "Everyday Use?"

3. When Ms. Johnson finds Wangero's name hard to pronounce, what does Wangero say?

4. In what is the Johnson home located?

5. Who is the first male character mentioned in "Everyday Use?"

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