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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what group of people does Ms. Johnson ask Hakim-a-barber if he belongs?
(a) A group of local artisans.
(b) Her Muslim neighbors who raise cattle.
(c) Muslim extremists in Augusta.
(d) Sheep farmers down the road.

3. What does the person who wants the butter churn top slide over it as if trying to see how it will look in her own home?
(a) A tablecloth.
(b) An arrangement of wildflowers.
(c) A dish towel.
(d) A dinner plate.

4. Which of the following statements is not true about what happens on the television talk shows that inspire Ms. Johnson's dreams?
(a) The children and parents embrace and smile and cry.
(b) The children thank the parents for helping them succeed.
(c) Children who have made it are surprised by their parents.
(d) Unsuccessful children greet their unhappy parents.

5. What does Ms. Johnson ask Maggie to bring her at the end of the story?
(a) A dip of snuff.
(b) A needle and thread to begin another quilt.
(c) A quilt from the trunk.
(d) Another plate of dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes the sounds in the kitchen?

2. How does the man who emerges from the car with Dee wear his hair?

3. What does Jimmy T do soon after breaking up with Dee?

4. When Ms. Johnson snatches the quilts from Wangero's hands, who sits on the bed with her mouth open in shock?

5. What happens to the Johnson's previous house ten to twelve years before the events in "Everyday Use"?

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