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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wangero want the two quilts Grandma Dee pieced rather than the substitute gift her mother offers her?
(a) They're handstitched & the others are machine-stitched.
(b) They're prettier.
(c) They're older.
(d) Grandma Dee pieced them.

2. When their school closes after the second grade, why don't the local Blacks protest?
(a) There is little community support for reopening it.
(b) In 1927 they ask fewer questions than they do now.
(c) Their children are needed on the farm instead of in school.
(d) They fear violent repercussions.

3. During the winter, what does Ms. Johnson wear to bed?
(a) Flannel nightgowns.
(b) Men's pajamas.
(c) Longjohns.
(d) Blue jeans and a flannel shirt.

4. 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) An arrangement of wildflowers.
(b) A dish towel.
(c) A dinner plate.
(d) A tablecloth.

5. When Ms. Johnson finds Wangero's name hard to pronounce, what does Wangero say?
(a) Ms. Johnson doesn't have to use it if she doesn't want to.
(b) Ms. Johnson could prounounce it if she were smarter.
(c) Ms. Johnson should practice saying it until she gets it right.
(d) Ms. Johnson can used the shortened version Wang.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms did the Johnsons' previous house have?

2. What animal does Ms. Johnson describe as "soothing and slow?"

3. Which Johnson family women quilts the quilt tops that Grandma Dee pieces?

4. What scrap of Great Grandpa Ezra's clothing is in the quilts?

5. What does Ms. Johnson believe Maggie thinks her portion from God is?

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