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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 the Johnson's current home different from their previous home?
(a) It has a tin roof instead of a shingle roof.
(b) It is smaller.
(c) It is larger.
(d) It has more land with it.

2. What does Ms. Johnson remember from the tragedy that befell her home ten to twelve years earlier?
(a) Dee's terror.
(b) The firemen working to put out the flames.
(c) How the neighbors helped with the tragedy.
(d) Holding Maggie with her smoking hair and peeling dress.

3. Who is Maggie's father?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Stash.
(c) The story never reveals this fact.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

4. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Pear earrings.
(b) A silver wristwatch.
(c) A ruby pendant.
(d) Gold earrings and bracelets.

5. How many quilts does Dee/Wangero take back to the city with her at the end of the story?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ms. Johnson describe Maggie's fiance?

2. What kind of soil comprises Ms. Johnson's yard?

3. Which of the following statements is not true about what happens on the television talk shows that inspire Ms. Johnson's dreams?

4. What drives Jimmy T, a former suitor, away from Dee?

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

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