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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 rooms did the Johnsons' previous house have?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

2. In what is the Johnson home located?
(a) A pasture.
(b) A former Civil War battlefield.
(c) A former Revolutionary War battlefield.
(d) A big Augusta, Georgia subdivision.

3. What does Ms. Johnson say could be done if the quilts do become rags in five years?
(a) Maggie could make herself some new quilts.
(b) Maggie could buy new quilts.
(c) Ms. Johnson could buy new quilts for Maggie.
(d) Ms. Johnson could knit Maggie some blankets.

4. What does Jimmy T do soon after breaking up with Dee?
(a) Move to Atlanta.
(b) Enlist in the Army.
(c) Marry another woman.
(d) Wreck his car.

5. Why advantage does Ms. Johnson think her substitute gift has over the quilts Wangero wants?
(a) Her other quilts are prettier.
(b) Machine-stitched quilts will last longer than hand-stitched.
(c) Her other quilts are newer.
(d) Her other quilts are made of warmer fabrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?

2. What is the relationship of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn top to Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?

3. What unpleasant truth does Ms. Johnson say Maggie realizes about herself?

4. What does the person who wants the butter churn dash tell Ms. Johnson she will do with it?

5. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?

(see the answer key)

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