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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear to bed?
(a) Men's pajamas.
(b) Longjohns.
(c) Flannel nightgowns.
(d) Blue jeans and a flannel shirt.

2. What does Ms. Johnson kill with a sledge hammer one winter?
(a) A bull calf.
(b) A hog.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A rat.

3. Who says Wangero can have the quilts after Ms. Johnson says Wangero can't?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Grandpa Jarrell.

4. What is the relationship of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn dash to Aunt Dicie/Big Dee?
(a) He was her first husband.
(b) He was her uncle.
(c) He was her grandfather.
(d) He was her father.

5. Whose name is twice as long and three times as hard as Wangero's in Ms. Johnson's opinion?
(a) Dee's college professor.
(b) Dee's male companion.
(c) Dee's pastor.
(d) Dee's college roommate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who overhears Wangero and Ms. Johnson discussing the quilts?

2. How does Hakim-a-barber feel about the group of people to which Ms. Johnson asks if he belongs?

3. What is the first thing out of the car upon Dee's arrival that identifies Dee to Ms. Johnson?

4. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear during the day?

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?

(see the answer key)

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