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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drives Jimmy T, a former suitor, away from Dee?
(a) She cheats on him.
(b) She criticizes him too much.
(c) She isn't rich enough for him.
(d) She isn't smart enough for him.

2. What noises tell Ms. Johnson someone is standing outside the room in which she and Wangero are?
(a) The radio comes on.
(b) Maggie's breathing.
(c) The television set comes on.
(d) Maggies footsteps.

3. Who tells Ms. Johnson she doesn't understand her heritage?
(a) Aunt Dicie.
(b) Wangero.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.

4. What happens to the Johnson's previous house ten to twelve years before the events in "Everyday Use"?
(a) A tornado devastates it.
(b) Termites and rats infest it.
(c) The bank repossesses it.
(d) It burns to the ground.

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" delights in the chitlins and corn bread, greens and sweet potatoes Ms. Johnson serves for dinner during Dee's visit?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Wangero.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose hand closes over Grandma Dee's butter dish at dinner?

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

3. What kind of shoes is Dee wearing for her reunion with her mother and sister?

4. Who whittles Ms. Johnson's churn top?

5. To whom does Ms. Johnson promise to give the quilts Grandma Dee pieced?

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