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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Everyday Use," whose school closes after second grade?
(a) Ms. Johnson's.
(b) Maggie's.
(c) John Thomas's.
(d) Dee's.

2. What do Ms. Johnson and Maggie do after Wangero and her boyfriend leave?
(a) Sit in the yard enjoying themselves until bedtime.
(b) Eat dessert.
(c) Start a new quilt.
(d) Gossip about Wangero.

3. What noises tell Ms. Johnson someone is standing outside the room in which she and Wangero are?
(a) The radio comes on.
(b) Maggies footsteps.
(c) Maggie's breathing.
(d) The television set comes on.

4. What happens to the Johnson's previous house ten to twelve years before the events in "Everyday Use"?
(a) A tornado devastates it.
(b) Termites and rats infest it.
(c) The bank repossesses it.
(d) It burns to the ground.

5. What scraps of Grandma Dee's clothing are in the quilts?
(a) Pieces of her old flannel nightgowns.
(b) Pieces of her old aprons.
(c) Pieces of dresses Grandma Dee wore over 50 years ago.
(d) Pieces of her old pillow cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing out of the car upon Dee's arrival that identifies Dee to Ms. Johnson?

2. Which character in "Everyday Use" has no education?

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

4. In real life, what does Ms. Johnson look like?

5. In what patterns are the two quilts Wangero finds in the trunk sewn?

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