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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Ms. Johnson promise to give the quilts Grandma Dee pieced?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Maggie.
(d) Aunt Dicie.

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

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

4. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person limited.

5. Who wraps Ms. Johnson's dasher right there at the dinner table?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?

2. After dinner, who goes into Ms. Johnson's room and riffles through the trunk at the foot of Ms. Johnson's bed?

3. How does Maggie respond to the attempts to shake her hand?

4. How many sons does Ms. Johnson have?

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" always looks anyone in the eye because hesitation is not part of her nature?

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