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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?
(a) It is a name she will never prounounce correctly.
(b) It is an ugly name.
(c) She will abide by Wangero's wishes & use the new name.
(d) It insults the family heritage of women named Dee.

2. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear during the day?
(a) Overalls.
(b) A cotton housedress.
(c) Blue jeans and a flannel shirt.
(d) Longjohns.

3. Whose name is twice as long and three times as hard as Wangero's in Ms. Johnson's opinion?
(a) Dee's pastor.
(b) Dee's male companion.
(c) Dee's college roommate.
(d) Dee's college professor.

4. During the winter, how does Ms. Johnson get water for washing?
(a) From her faucet.
(b) By breaking ice.
(c) From her farm's well.
(d) From bottled water she buys at the store in town.

5. At the end of the story, what quilts does Ms. Johnson tell Dee to take back to the city with her?
(a) The hand-stitched ones Grandma Dee pieced.
(b) Two on Maggie's bed that need washing.
(c) The ones on Ms. Johnson's bed.
(d) One or two of the machine-stitched ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dee says "It's really a new day for us" at the end of the story, to whom is she referring?

2. In what patterns are the two quilts Wangero finds in the trunk sewn?

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

4. When Ms. Johnson finds Wangero's name hard to pronounce, what does Wangero say?

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?

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