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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wangero tell Maggie to do at the end of the story?
(a) Try to make something of herself.
(b) Buy more stylish clothing.
(c) Give up the hand-stitched quilts.
(d) Get married.

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

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

4. In what patterns are the two quilts Wangero finds in the trunk sewn?
(a) The Drunkard's Path and Lone Star patterns.
(b) The Lone Star and Walk Around the Mountain patterns.
(c) The Southern Belle and Dutch Doll patterns.
(d) The Dutch Doll and Drunkard's path patterns.

5. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," who does Ms. Johnson say will regard Dee with a mixture of envy and awe?
(a) Grandpa Ezra.
(b) Grandma Dee.
(c) Maggie.
(d) John Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what occasion is Ms. Johnson going to give the quilts to the person to whom she has promised them?

2. Which character in "Everyday Use" delights in the chitlins and corn bread, greens and sweet potatoes Ms. Johnson serves for dinner during Dee's visit?

3. What is Dee's relationship to Maggie?

4. To whom does Ms. Johnson promise to give the quilts Grandma Dee pieced?

5. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, what does Dee pin on her dress on the television program?

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