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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?
(a) Uncle Buddy.
(b) Great Grandpa Ezra.
(c) Uncle Henry.
(d) Grandpa Jarrell.

2. Once Maggie weds, what is Ms. Johnson free to sit in her yard and do?
(a) Plant corn.
(b) Sing church songs.
(c) Raise flowers.
(d) Quilt.

3. With what has Ms. Johnson primarily been concerned all her life?
(a) Religion.
(b) Sewing and quilting.
(c) Survival.
(d) Milking cows.

4. What unpleasant truth does Ms. Johnson say Maggie realizes about herself?
(a) She is unemployable due to her lack of education.
(b) She will never be able to afford college.
(c) Hakim-a-barber will never prefer her to Dee.
(d) Good looks, money and intelligence have passed her by.

5. What does Wangero tell Maggie to do at the end of the story?
(a) Buy more stylish clothing.
(b) Give up the hand-stitched quilts.
(c) Get married.
(d) Try to make something of herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Wangero want the two quilts Grandma Dee pieced rather than the substitute gift her mother offers her?

3. How does Dee respond when her mother asks her what happened to Dee?

4. What does Ms. Johnson believe Maggie thinks her portion from God is?

5. What does Dee's companion do for a living?

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