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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Ms. Johnson for the family's butter churn top?
(a) Maggie.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Wangero.

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

3. Who is the first male character mentioned in "Everyday Use?"
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Johnny Carson.
(c) Grandpa Jarrell.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

4. Who is the narrator of "Everyday Use?"
(a) Wangero.
(b) John Thomas.
(c) Ms. Johnson.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

5. What hairstyle is Dee wearing when she arrives at her family's home?
(a) She has shaved her head.
(b) Dreadlocks.
(c) A short Afro.
(d) Two long pigtails roped around her ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ms. Johnson's marital state?

2. What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?

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

4. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear to bed?

5. What noises tell Ms. Johnson someone is standing outside the room in which she and Wangero are?

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