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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 windows does the current Johnson home have?
(a) It's windowless.
(b) Holes cut in the sides with shutters held by rawhide.
(c) Big bay windows.
(d) Real glass windows.

2. With what has Ms. Johnson primarily been concerned all her life?
(a) Milking cows.
(b) Sewing and quilting.
(c) Religion.
(d) Survival.

3. Who whittles Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?
(a) Uncle Henry.
(b) Grandpa Jarrell.
(c) Uncle Buddy.
(d) Great Grandpa Ezra.

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

5. Who asks Ms. Johnson for the butter churn dasher?
(a) John Thomas.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Wangero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does Maggie make when she sees Dee's companion?

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

3. How many quilts does Dee/Wangero take back to the city with her at the end of the story?

4. Who does Dee say she will never bring to visit her family's home?

5. Where does "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker take place?

(see the answer key)

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