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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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) Ms. Johnson's mother-in-law.
(c) A first cousin.
(d) A great aunt.

4. Once Maggie weds, what is Ms. Johnson free to sit in her yard and do?
(a) Sing church songs.
(b) Plant corn.
(c) Quilt.
(d) Raise flowers.

5. How many characters in "Everyday Use" own cars?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the antagonist in "Everyday Use?"

2. Who keeps trying to shake Maggie's hand at the reunion?

3. After whom does Ms. Johnson name Dee?

4. How does Ms. Johnson describe Dee's feet?

5. What is the nickname of the person who whittles Ms. Johnson's churn dasher?

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