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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ms. Johnson do in church when the spirit of God touches her?
(a) She prays aloud.
(b) She gives a sermon.
(c) She reads aloud from her Bible.
(d) She gets happy and shouts.

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

3. Who hangs in the kitchen doing dishes after the Johnsons' reunion dinner?
(a) Hakim-a-barber.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Wangero.
(d) John Thomas.

4. Who hates the current Johnson house as well as the old Johnson house?
(a) Dee.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) Aunt Dicie.

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" goes to school in Augusta on money Ms. Johnson and her church raise?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Dee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who whittles Ms. Johnson's churn top?

2. What comes over Ms. Johnson at the end of the story when she sees Maggie looking at Wangero with fear?

3. In the story's first paragraph, to which room of the house does Ms. Johnson compare her yard, saying it's an extension of that room?

4. In Ms. Johnson's dreams, what does Dee pin on her dress on the television program?

5. Whose hand closes over Grandma Dee's butter dish at dinner?

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