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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear to bed?
(a) Blue jeans and a flannel shirt.
(b) Flannel nightgowns.
(c) Men's pajamas.
(d) Longjohns.

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

3. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Pear earrings.
(b) Gold earrings and bracelets.
(c) A ruby pendant.
(d) A silver wristwatch.

4. What is Ms. Johnson's marital state?
(a) Married.
(b) Divorced.
(c) Separated.
(d) The story never reveals this fact.

5. What scraps of Grandma Dee's clothing are in the quilts?
(a) Pieces of dresses Grandma Dee wore over 50 years ago.
(b) Pieces of her old aprons.
(c) Pieces of her old pillow cases.
(d) Pieces of her old flannel nightgowns.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What trait does Ms. Johnson possess in her dreams that the Johnsons don't have in real life?

4. How does Ms. Johnson describe Maggie's fiance?

5. Why do the Johnsons have dining benches instead of dining chairs?

(see the answer key)

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