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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many quilts does Dee/Wangero take back to the city with her at the end of the story?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

2. What does Ms. Johnson notice in the wood of the dasher?
(a) Sink marks from thumbs & fingers touching the wood.
(b) Termite holes.
(c) Scuff marks.
(d) Scratches.

3. What color is the dress Dee wears for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Black and white plaid.
(b) Orange and yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

4. Who takes Polaroids of the Johnson family reunion?
(a) Mrs. Johnson.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Dee.
(d) Maggie.

5. What kind of jobs has Ms. Johnson always done well?
(a) Clerical jobs.
(b) Man's farm work like butchering and milking.
(c) Housekeeping or maid jobs.
(d) Nursing jobs.

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. What is Ms. Johnson's marital state?

3. How many children does Ms. Johnson have?

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

5. How does Dee look in comparison to Maggie?

(see the answer key)

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