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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use?"
(a) Wangero.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

2. What hairstyle is Dee wearing when she arrives at her family's home?
(a) Dreadlocks.
(b) Two long pigtails roped around her ears.
(c) A short Afro.
(d) She has shaved her head.

3. How does the man who emerges from the car with Dee wear his hair?
(a) Short.
(b) Long.
(c) He shaves his head.
(d) In cornrows.

4. How does the Johnson's current home different from their previous home?
(a) It is smaller.
(b) It has a tin roof instead of a shingle roof.
(c) It has more land with it.
(d) It is larger.

5. When boys and girls hang around Dee in her youth, what does she do to entertain them?
(a) She plays records for them.
(b) She sings to them.
(c) She reads to them.
(d) She plays hopskotch with them.

6. How is the weather when Dee comes to visit her family?
(a) Hot.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Rainy.

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

8. Where are the family's quilt frames kept?
(a) The front yard.
(b) The living room.
(c) The back yard.
(d) The front porch.

9. Who is the first male character mentioned in "Everyday Use?"
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Grandpa Jarrell.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Johnny Carson.

10. To whom does Ms. Johnson always talk "With one foot raised in flight" and her head turned in whatever direction is farthest from them?
(a) White women.
(b) People with college degrees.
(c) White men.
(d) Black men.

11. Which member of the Johnson family always criticizes the others?
(a) Dee.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Grandma Dee.

12. Which of the following statements is not true about what happens on the television talk shows that inspire Ms. Johnson's dreams?
(a) The children and parents embrace and smile and cry.
(b) The children thank the parents for helping them succeed.
(c) Unsuccessful children greet their unhappy parents.
(d) Children who have made it are surprised by their parents.

13. For what occasion is Ms. Johnson going to give the quilts to the person to whom she has promised them?
(a) Easter.
(b) Maggie's birthday.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Maggie's wedding to John Thomas.

14. Who wraps Ms. Johnson's dasher right there at the dinner table?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Wangero.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jobs has Ms. Johnson always done well?

2. What facial expression does Maggie have after her sister leaves?

3. What does Ms. Johnson do in church when the spirit of God touches her?

4. What word does Ms. Johnson say the world never tells Dee?

5. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?

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