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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 the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with her mouth open in shock?
(a) Aunt Dicie.
(b) Grandma Dee.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Wangero.

2. Who is Maggie's father?
(a) Stash.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) The story never reveals this fact.
(d) John Thomas.

3. How does Maggie respond to the attempts to shake her hand?
(a) She screams.
(b) She shakes hands heartily.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She keeps trying to pull her limp, sweating hand back.

4. What kind of soil comprises Ms. Johnson's yard?
(a) Hard clay.
(b) Rich, dark brown earth.
(c) Dry, dusty soil.
(d) Red earth.

5. When their school closes after the second grade, why don't the local Blacks protest?
(a) In 1927 they ask fewer questions than they do now.
(b) Their children are needed on the farm instead of in school.
(c) There is little community support for reopening it.
(d) They fear violent repercussions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scraps of Grandpa Jarrell's clothes are in the quilts?

2. Which member of the Johnson family always criticizes the others?

3. How many Johnson women are Dee?

4. How does Dee greet her mother and sister?

5. When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them?

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