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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ms. Johnson describe Maggie's fiance?
(a) A tall man with thick glasses.
(b) A man with mossy teeth in an earnest face.
(c) A short, fat man with dimples.
(d) A handsome man with a mustache.

2. Which of the following is not in a Polaroid of the Johnson family reunion?
(a) Maggie.
(b) A cow.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Dee.

3. What kind of windows does the current Johnson home have?
(a) Big bay windows.
(b) Real glass windows.
(c) It's windowless.
(d) Holes cut in the sides with shutters held by rawhide.

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 grandfather.
(b) He was her first husband.
(c) He was her father.
(d) He was her uncle.

5. Where are the family's quilt frames kept?
(a) The front porch.
(b) The living room.
(c) The front yard.
(d) The back yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?

2. What looks like a mule tail to Ms. Johnson when she sees Dee's male companion?

3. Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use?"

4. When Dee says "It's really a new day for us" at the end of the story, to whom is she referring?

5. What happens to the Johnson's previous house ten to twelve years before the events in "Everyday Use"?

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