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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After whom does Ms. Johnson name Dee?
(a) A good friend.
(b) An old neighbor.
(c) A cousin.
(d) Aunt Dicie, Ms. Johnson's sister and Dee's aunt.

2. On what occasion has Ms. Johnson offered Dee a quilt in the past?
(a) The previous Christmas.
(b) Dee's high school graduation.
(c) Dee's eighteenth birthday.
(d) When Dee left for college.

3. What does Ms. Johnson say could be done if the quilts do become rags in five years?
(a) Maggie could make herself some new quilts.
(b) Maggie could buy new quilts.
(c) Ms. Johnson could knit Maggie some blankets.
(d) Ms. Johnson could buy new quilts for Maggie.

4. When boys and girls hang around Dee in her youth, what does she do to entertain them?
(a) She plays hopskotch with them.
(b) She reads to them.
(c) She plays records for them.
(d) She sings to them.

5. Which character in "Everyday Use" delights in the chitlins and corn bread, greens and sweet potatoes Ms. Johnson serves for dinner during Dee's visit?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Wangero.
(c) John Thomas.
(d) Hakim-a-barber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ms. Johnson remember from the tragedy that befell her home ten to twelve years earlier?

2. With what has Ms. Johnson primarily been concerned all her life?

3. Which Johnson family member possesses the most self confidence?

4. Who overhears Wangero and Ms. Johnson discussing the quilts?

5. How many Johnson women are Dee?

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