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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far back can Ms. Johnson trace her family tree?
(a) To her grandmother.
(b) To her great-grandmother.
(c) To the Civil War.
(d) Beyond the Civil War.

2. When Ms. Johnson snatches Grandma Dee's quilts from Wangero's hands, into whose hands does she place them?
(a) Maggie's.
(b) John Thomas's.
(c) Aunt Dicie's.
(d) Hakim-a-barber's.

3. How does Dee respond when her mother asks her what happened to Dee?
(a) She says Dee's dead.
(b) She says Hakim-a-barber hates the name Dee.
(c) She says Dee is wanted by the police.
(d) She says Dee is wanted by the IRS.

4. Which character in "Everyday Use" has no education?
(a) Ms. Johnson.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Grandma Dee.
(d) John Thomas.

5. What kind of jewelry does Dee wear for her reunion with her mother and sister?
(a) Pear earrings.
(b) A ruby pendant.
(c) Gold earrings and bracelets.
(d) A silver wristwatch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wangero find in her mother's trunk?

2. In the story's first paragraph, to which room of the house does Ms. Johnson compare her yard, saying it's an extension of that room?

3. What does Ms. Johnson ask Maggie to bring her at the end of the story?

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

5. What scraps of Grandma Dee's clothing are in the quilts?

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