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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Ms. Johnson for the family's butter churn top?
(a) Maggie.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Wangero.

2. Which character in "Everyday Use" has no education?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Ms. Johnson.

3. On the television show in her dreams, what does Ms. Johnson look like?
(a) She's short and dark with glasses and white hair.
(b) She's thin with a light complexion and glistening hair.
(c) She's tall and plump with a gray Afro.
(d) She's tall and dark with lots of jewels and furs.

4. To what does Wangero compare Maggie's brain when Maggie tells Hakim-a-barber who whittled the churn dash?
(a) An elephant's brain.
(b) A canteloupe.
(c) A pea.
(d) A piece of straw.

5. How does Maggie react when Dee's companion moves forward to hug her?
(a) She screams.
(b) She backs away, trembling and perspiring.
(c) She rushes forward to hug him first.
(d) She runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ms. Johnson call Dee's companion in her thoughts?

2. When Ms. Johnson finds Wangero's name hard to pronounce, what does Wangero say?

3. What is Hakim-a-barber's religion?

4. What does Wangero find in her mother's trunk?

5. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?

(see the answer key)

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