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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who tells Ms. Johnson she doesn't understand her heritage?
(a) Aunt Dicie.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Wangero.

4. What has Ms. Johnson done to her yard at the beginning of the story?
(a) Mulched it.
(b) Cleaned and swept it like a floor.
(c) Planted flowers in it.
(d) Mowed it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Ms. Johnson describe as "soothing and slow?"

2. Who in the Johnson family had the name Dee before Dee and the woman for whom Dee was named?

3. What does Ms. Johnson think Dee's companion does for a living because of his name?

4. Who is the first male character to appear onstage in "Everyday Use?"

5. Who is the first male character mentioned in "Everyday Use?"

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