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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Johnsons have dining benches instead of dining chairs?
(a) Ms. Johnson finds chairs uncomfortable to sit on.
(b) Dee's father doesn't know how to make chairs.
(c) They can't afford chairs.
(d) They don't like chairs.

2. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, on what television program are she and Dee brought together?
(a) Oprah.
(b) Jerry Springer.
(c) David Letterman.
(d) Johnny Carson.

3. Who does Maggie marry?
(a) One of her teachers.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) The local preacher.

4. At the beginning of "Everyday Use," what kind of tree does Ms. Johnson say she likes to sit outside and look up into while enjoying the breeze?
(a) A pine tree.
(b) An elm tree.
(c) A maple tree.
(d) A sycamore tree.

5. What does the person who wants the butter churn dash tell Ms. Johnson she will do with it?
(a) She will churn butter in it.
(b) Something artistic that she hasn't yet determined.
(c) She will use it as a flower vase.
(d) She will donate it to a museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scrap of Great Grandpa Ezra's clothing is in the quilts?

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

3. For what does Ms. Johnson lose her taste as a result of what happens to her in 1949?

4. What keeps Ms. Johnson hot in zero weather?

5. What is Ms. Johnson's religion?

(see the answer key)

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