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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 Dee's companion do for a living?
(a) The story does not reveal this information.
(b) He is a physician.
(c) He is a politician.
(d) He is a college professor.

2. What does the person who wants the butter churn top tell Ms. Johnson she will do with it?
(a) Make it the centerpiece for her alcove table.
(b) Make butter in it.
(c) Hang it on her wall.
(d) Use it as a flower vase.

3. How many characters in "Everyday Use" own cars?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

4. Which character in "Everyday Use" has no education?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Grandma Dee.
(c) Maggie.
(d) John Thomas.

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

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

3. During the winter, how does Ms. Johnson get water for washing?

4. How much does Dee think Grandma Dee's quilts are worth?

5. When Ms. Johnson snatches the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with her mouth open in shock?

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