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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character in "Everyday Use" always walks with her eyes on the ground and her chin on her chest?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Dee.
(d) Uncle Buddy.

2. What scrap of Great Grandpa Ezra's clothing is in the quilts?
(a) A piece of his wedding pants.
(b) A piece of his Civil War uniform.
(c) A piece of his christening gown.
(d) A piece of his old red flannel shirt.

3. Which character in "Everyday Use" has burn scars?
(a) Grandma Dee.
(b) Hakim-a-barber.
(c) Aunt Dicie.
(d) Maggie.

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) It burns to the ground.
(c) The bank repossesses it.
(d) Termites and rats infest it.

5. What kind of shoes is Dee wearing for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Go go boots.
(b) High heels.
(c) Flipflops.
(d) Sandals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Ms. Johnson's butter churn dasher?

2. What sounds does Ms. Johnson hear when Wangero asks if she can have the quilts?

3. Which Johnson women know how to quilt?

4. Who makes the dining benches on which the Johnsons and Hakim-a-barber sit during dinner?

5. Who wraps Ms. Johnson's dasher right there at the dinner table?

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