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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What looks like a mule tail to Ms. Johnson when she sees Dee's male companion?
(a) The man's mustache.
(b) The hair hanging from the man's chin.
(c) The man's braid.
(d) The man's ponytail.

2. When their school closes after the second grade, why don't the local Blacks protest?
(a) There is little community support for reopening it.
(b) Their children are needed on the farm instead of in school.
(c) In 1927 they ask fewer questions than they do now.
(d) They fear violent repercussions.

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

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

5. Why does Dee change her name?
(a) She needs a more glamorous name to be an actress.
(b) Hakim-a-barber hates her real name.
(c) So she won't have a white oppressor name.
(d) She is hiding from the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Hakim-a-barber and Wangero not tell Ms. Johnson and what does she not ask them about?

2. Who takes Polaroids of the Johnson family reunion?

3. How long is Dee's dress when she exits the car?

4. What scraps of Grandma Dee's clothing are in the quilts?

5. How does Ms. Johnson feel about Wangero's new name?

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