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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them?
(a) Hakim-a-barber's.
(b) John Thomas's.
(c) Aunt Dicie's.
(d) Maggie's.

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

3. What does Ms. Johnson call Dee's companion in her thoughts?
(a) The Muslim.
(b) The barber.
(c) Asalamalakim.
(d) George.

4. How many quilts does Dee/Wangero take back to the city with her at the end of the story?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) None.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms did the Johnsons' previous house have?

2. What does the person who wants the butter churn top slide over it as if trying to see how it will look in her own home?

3. In the story's first paragraph, to which room of the house does Ms. Johnson compare her yard, saying it's an extension of that room?

4. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, what does Dee pin on her dress on the television program?

5. Who is the antagonist in "Everyday Use?"

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