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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters are mentioned in "Everyday Use" but do not actually appear on stage?
(a) Hakim-a-barber and Wangero.
(b) Grandma Dee, Aunt Dicie, and Grandpa Jarrell.
(c) Maggie and John Thomas.
(d) Great Grandpa Ezra, John Thomas, and Hakim-a-barber.

2. What scrap of Great Grandpa Ezra's clothing is in the quilts?
(a) A piece of his christening gown.
(b) A piece of his wedding pants.
(c) A piece of his old red flannel shirt.
(d) A piece of his Civil War uniform.

3. What is Hakim-a-barber's religion?
(a) Christian.
(b) Wiccan.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Jewish.

4. What does Maggie wear for Dee's arrival in "Everyday Use"?
(a) Overalls.
(b) A mini skirt.
(c) A pink skirt and red blouse.
(d) Blue jeans and a white blouse.

5. Why do the Johnsons have dining benches instead of dining chairs?
(a) They can't afford chairs.
(b) They don't like chairs.
(c) Ms. Johnson finds chairs uncomfortable to sit on.
(d) Dee's father doesn't know how to make chairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the weather when Dee comes to visit her family?

2. What kind of dress does Dee wear to her graduation?

3. After dinner, who goes into Ms. Johnson's room and riffles through the trunk at the foot of Ms. Johnson's bed?

4. What does the person who wants the butter churn top slide over it as if trying to see how it will look in her own home?

5. How did Ms. Johnson used to think Dee felt about Maggie?

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