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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After dinner, who goes into Ms. Johnson's room and riffles through the trunk at the foot of Ms. Johnson's bed?
(a) Wangero.
(b) Ms. Johnson.
(c) Hakim-a-barber.
(d) Maggie.

2. Why advantage does Ms. Johnson think her substitute gift has over the quilts Wangero wants?
(a) Her other quilts are prettier.
(b) Her other quilts are made of warmer fabrics.
(c) Machine-stitched quilts will last longer than hand-stitched.
(d) Her other quilts are newer.

3. When Dee says "It's really a new day for us" at the end of the story, to whom is she referring?
(a) The Johnson sisters.
(b) African Americans.
(c) The entire Johnson family.
(d) Herself and her mother.

4. What scraps of Grandma Dee's clothing are in the quilts?
(a) Pieces of dresses Grandma Dee wore over 50 years ago.
(b) Pieces of her old pillow cases.
(c) Pieces of her old flannel nightgowns.
(d) Pieces of her old aprons.

5. Whose name is twice as long and three times as hard as Wangero's in Ms. Johnson's opinion?
(a) Dee's male companion.
(b) Dee's pastor.
(c) Dee's college professor.
(d) Dee's college roommate.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 comes over Ms. Johnson at the end of the story when she sees Maggie looking at Wangero with fear?

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

5. What trait does Ms. Johnson possess in her dreams that the Johnsons don't have in real life?

(see the answer key)

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