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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of jobs has Ms. Johnson always done well?
(a) Housekeeping or maid jobs.
(b) Clerical jobs.
(c) Nursing jobs.
(d) Man's farm work like butchering and milking.

2. What does Wangero feel on the benches when she runs her hands along them?
(a) Chips in the wood.
(b) The smooth surface of the varnished wood.
(c) Rump prints.
(d) Splinters.

3. Who in the Johnson family had the name Dee before Dee and the woman for whom Dee was named?
(a) Grandma Dee and her mother, Great Grandma Dee.
(b) A great aunt.
(c) A first cousin.
(d) Ms. Johnson's mother-in-law.

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

5. What trait does Ms. Johnson possess in her dreams that the Johnsons don't have in real life?
(a) Bashfulness.
(b) A quick tongue.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Laziness.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Wangero compare Maggie's brain when Maggie tells Hakim-a-barber who whittled the churn dash?

2. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?

3. In what point of view is "Everyday Use" told?

4. What hairstyle is Dee wearing when she arrives at her family's home?

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

(see the answer key)

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