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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Johnson family women quilts the quilt tops that Grandma Dee pieces?
(a) Great Grandma Dee and Aunt Dicie.
(b) Ms. Johnson and her sister, Aunt Dicie or Big Dee.
(c) Cousin Celie and Cousin Jill.
(d) Aunt Cassie and Maggie.

2. What color is the dress Dee wears for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Red.
(b) Black and white plaid.
(c) Orange and yellow.
(d) Blue.

3. What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
(a) Use them on her beds.
(b) Donate them to a museum.
(c) Hang them as art on her walls.
(d) Use them as curtains.

4. Why does Dee change her name?
(a) So she won't have a white oppressor name.
(b) She is hiding from the law.
(c) Hakim-a-barber hates her real name.
(d) She needs a more glamorous name to be an actress.

5. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?
(a) Great Grandpa Ezra, John Thomas, and Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Hakim-a-barber and Wangero.
(c) Maggie and John Thomas.
(d) Grandma Dee, Aunt Dicie, and Grandpa Jarrell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man who emerges from the car with Dee wear his hair?

2. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?

3. After dinner, who goes into Ms. Johnson's room and riffles through the trunk at the foot of Ms. Johnson's bed?

4. What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?

5. At the end of the story, what quilts does Ms. Johnson tell Dee to take back to the city with her?

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