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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what group of people does Ms. Johnson ask Hakim-a-barber if he belongs?
(a) Her Muslim neighbors who raise cattle.
(b) Muslim extremists in Augusta.
(c) Sheep farmers down the road.
(d) A group of local artisans.

2. How does Dee respond when her mother asks her what happened to Dee?
(a) She says Dee is wanted by the police.
(b) She says Hakim-a-barber hates the name Dee.
(c) She says Dee is wanted by the IRS.
(d) She says Dee's dead.

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

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

5. How is the weather when Dee comes to visit her family?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Hot.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the television show in her dreams, what does Ms. Johnson look like?

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

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" refuses to eat collard greens and considers pork unclean?

4. What word does Ms. Johnson say the world never tells Dee?

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" doesn't read well due to poor eyesight?

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