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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who overhears Wangero and Ms. Johnson discussing the quilts?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Aunt Dicie.
(c) Grandpa Jarrell.
(d) Grandma Dee.

2. How does Ms. Johnson describe the man who emerges from the car with Dee?
(a) Short and thin with big glasses.
(b) Short and stocky with hair all over his head and chin.
(c) Tall and thin with a big mustache.
(d) Tall and fat.

3. What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?
(a) Rump prints.
(b) The smooth surface of the varnished wood.
(c) Splinters.
(d) Chips in the wood.

4. On the television show in her dreams, what does Ms. Johnson look like?
(a) She's thin with a light complexion and glistening hair.
(b) She's short and dark with glasses and white hair.
(c) She's tall and dark with lots of jewels and furs.
(d) She's tall and plump with a gray Afro.

5. 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?
(a) Wangero.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ms. Johnson's religion?

2. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?

3. What kind of shoes is Dee wearing for her reunion with her mother and sister?

4. To what group of people does Ms. Johnson ask Hakim-a-barber if he belongs?

5. How does Hakim-a-barber feel about the group of people to which Ms. Johnson asks if he belongs?

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